William John BOURKE

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Service Number:	2112
Enlisted:	16 July 1915, Bendigo
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Creswick, Hepburn, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 14 November 1916
Cemetery:	Warlencourt British Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Creswick Springmount No 1718 State School Honour Roll, Kingston Avenue of Honour (formerly Shire of Creswick)

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2112, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Bendigo
27 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2112, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
27 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2112, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
11 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Pioneer Battalion
14 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 2112, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2112 awm_unit: 2 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-14

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