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BOURKE, John Herbert Hilton
Personal Details
Service Number: | QX22100 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX22100 | |
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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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