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BOURKE, Michael Alwyn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 37867 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, 15 October 1945 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Died of wounds, South Vietnam, South Vietnam, Vietnam, 26 June 1965, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia Plot: 44. GG. N, Cheltenham New General Cemetery, Cheltenham, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Townsville HB - 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 5 Jun 1965: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, SN 37867, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) | |
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| 5 Jun 1965: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, SN 37867 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
37867 Private Michael Alwyn Bourke Age 19
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Accidently Killed from shrapnel wounds when a Grenade exploded. Second youngest of 11 children.
ALSO Killed that Day -
37010 Private William Thomas Carroll (/explore/people/654251)
1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
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