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BOURKE, Edmund George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2/401173, 2401173 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) |
| Born: | Langley Vale, New South Wales, Australia, 25 March 1927 |
| Home Town: | Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Killed, Korea, 7 June 1953, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Private Bourke's body was never recovered and is therefore regarded as missing, presumed killed in action., United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra Korean War Memorial, Gympie Memorial Lane Murals, Ipswich Korean War Memorial, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Lithgow War Memorial |
Service History
Korean War Service
| 25 Jun 1950: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, SN 2/401173, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) | |
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| 11 Nov 1952: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, SN 2401173 | |
| 22 Mar 1953: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, SN 2401173 |
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