BOURKE, John Thomas
| Service Number: | 2122 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 August 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tasmania, Australia, November 1888 |
| Home Town: | Kimberley, Meander Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 5 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deloraine War Memorial, Kimberley Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Sheffield War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2122, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2122, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Melbourne |
A memorial tribute to John Thomas Bourke on the first anniversary of his death written by three of his sisters residing in Melbourne.
Citation
The Examiner newspaper, Launceston, Tasmania, Friday 4th October 1918, page 1
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Memoriam Notice for John Thomas (Jack) Bourke inserted by three of his sisters in The Examiner newspaper, page 1.
BOURKE.—In sad and loving memory of our dear brother, John Thomas Bourke,late of Kimberley, killed in action in France on the 4th October, 1917.
We always think of you, dear Jack,
And think of how you died;
'Tis sad to know you passed away
With no one by your side.
You leave behind sad, aching hearts,
That loved you, oh, so dear
Hearts that never can forget
The memory written here.
There came a shock, an awful pain,
And the world has never seemed the
same;
To have, to love, and then to part
Is the saddest story of my heart.
—Inserted by his loving sisters, Lena,
May, and Alice, Melbourne
Submitted 18 November 2020 by Jack Prebble
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