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BOURKE, Edward James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX154720 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 July 1943, In the Field, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia , 3 September 1923 |
| Home Town: | Arncliffe, Rockdale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 5 March 1945, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A4 D 21 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rabaul Chapel 26th Infantry Battalion Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX154720 | |
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| 30 Jul 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX154720, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, In the Field, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Edward James Bourke and Essie Amelia Bourke, of Belmore, New South Wales.
HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED BY EVERYONE
Private E.J. ("Ned") Bourke, 26th Battalion has been reported killed in action at Bougainville in the Solomon Islands. Private Bourke is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Bourke, 12 Moncur Ave., Blemore. He was formerly employed by the Forsyth Ropeworks and had been in the A.I.F. for two and a half years.
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