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O'ROURKE, James Augustus
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2963, 2953 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 December 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cobram, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Cobram, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Tuberucolois, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 1923 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2963, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2953, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2953, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane | |
| 8 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, From 52nd Battalion | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Imprisoned Interned at Sagan Sehlesian, Germany. Repatriated to England, via Holland, arriving on 12 October 1918 suffering from severe tuberculosis | |
| 20 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2963, 47th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to tuberculosis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Rourke and Eleanor O'Rourke nee O'Sullivan of Cobram, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 13 December 1918 aboard HT Karoola disembarking on 31 January 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal