James (Joseph) BOURKE

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Service Number:	2247
Enlisted:	16 June 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Northcote, Victoria, February 1896
Home Town:	Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dyer
Died:	Died of Illness (pleurisy), France, 5 May 1916
Cemetery:	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

16 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2247, Melbourne, Victoria
27 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2247, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
27 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2247, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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