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O'ROURKE, David James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2043 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 1900 |
| Home Town: | Wellington, Wellington, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, 21 August 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wellington General Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: | Wellington Hall of Memory Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2043, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2043, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Melbourne | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 2043, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba, Was a charger during Charge at Beersheba. |
Personal Stories
My Great Grandfather
Private David James O'Rourke is my Great Grandfather. Although I know very little about him and his journey overseas to fight for our beautiful country I do know that his DOE (Date of Embarkation) was the 19th of September 1916.
Submitted 12 August 2015 by Morgan O'Rourke