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ANTHONY, Terence Leon
Personal Details
| Other Name: | O'Rourke, Leonard Anthony |
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| Service Number: | P105 |
| Enlisted: | 27 January 1942, Port Moresby, New Guinea. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Division Headquarters |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 19 November 1908 |
| Home Town: | Elwood, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Xavier College Victoria (Intermediate Certificate) |
| Occupation: | Mechanic / Engineer Salesman/ Hardware Storeman |
| Died: | Illness, New Guinea, 5 March 1942, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 1. Inscription: "R.I.P." Also known as: Terence Leon Anthony |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 27 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, P105, Port Moresby, New Guinea. | |
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| 5 Mar 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, P105, 8th Division Headquarters, Died from malaria. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Bonald
Leonard Anthony O'Rourke served under the alias Terence Leon Anthony. He was born in St Kilda, Victoria, on 19 November 1908 (Vic BDM 1908/30466), not in Auckland, New Zealand, as listed on his attestation papers. His parents were Joseph Patrick O'Rourke and Mary Ann O'Rourke (née Sullivan). He married Katharine Mary O'Connor in Albury, New South Wales, on 23 September 1933 (1933/12944). Leonard died of malaria in New Guinea on 5 March 1942.
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Leonard Anthony O'Rourke
Birth 19 NOV 1908 • St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Death 5 MAR 1942 • Papua New Guinea