John Herbert Hilton BOURKE

BOURKE, John Herbert Hilton

Service Number: QX22100
Enlisted: 9 July 1941
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion
Born: Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia, 22 October 1921
Home Town: Tweed Heads, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, New Guinea, 6 September 1942, aged 20 years
Cemetery: Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea
Burial Reference: Plot A2. Row F. Grave 11. Personal Inscription: "RESPONSIVE TO HIS COUNTRY'S CALL HE GAVE HIS BEST, HIS LIFE, HIS ALL".
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Townsville 2/12th Battalion Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, QX22100
9 Jul 1941: Enlisted
9 Jul 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX22100, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion
6 Sep 1942: Discharged

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