Edward James (Ned) BOURKE

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BOURKE, Edward James

Service Numbers:	NX154720, N335233
Enlisted:	22 December 1941, Arncliffe, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	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 / Machinist (Rope Maker)
Died:	Killed in Action, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 5 March 1945, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 4. Row D. Grave 21.- A4. D. 21. Inscription: "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED BY EVERYONE"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rabaul Chapel 26th Infantry Battalion Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, NX154720
22 Dec 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N335233, 32nd Infantry Training Battalion, Arncliffe, New South Wales
30 Jul 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX154720, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, In the Field, NSW
5 Mar 1945:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 26th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.

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Biography 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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