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O'ROURKE, John Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1663 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 May 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia, 2 June 1889 |
| Home Town: | Cygnet, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 April 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Cygnet Soldiers Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1663, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1663, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1663, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 1 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 5 Apr 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 1663, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1663 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-05 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Phillip O'Rourke and Hanorah O'Rourke nee Dwyer of Cygnet, Huon, Tasmania.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal were issued to Elizabeth Coe of 'Derwent Vale', Russell Street, Five Dock, NSW to be held in trust for his ex-nuptial child Martin Edworth Claridge.