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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, Australia, 15 October 1945 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Accident, South Vietnam, 26 June 1965, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia Plot: 44. GG. N, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Newhaven 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Memorial Plaque, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour, Townsville HB - 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 5 Jun 1965: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 37867, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) | |
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| 5 Jun 1965: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 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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