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O'ROURKE, Theodore Edward
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 950, 650 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wandering, Western Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Wandering, Wandering, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Boddngton, Western Australia, 13 September 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wandering Cemetery Catholic section |
| Memorials: | Pingelly Taylors Well District Roll of Honour, Wandering War Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 950, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 650, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 650, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle | |
| 1 Feb 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 44th Infantry Battalion, From 3rd Division Traffic Control | |
| 7 Feb 1919: | Honoured Meritorious Service Medal (MSM), Citation reads: For meritorious service and devotion to duty during period 16th September to 11th November 1918. On 27th and 28th September 1918, this Non Commissioned Officer was in charge of Traffic Control posts at Basse - Bourlogne, which were under enemy Artillery fire and bombs from Aircraft. The smooth and efficient working of traffic at these posts was largely due to his initiative and coolness. London Gazette on 3 June 1919, page 6917, position 99, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 October 1919, page 1461, position 96 | |
| 22 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 650, 44th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jack Schorer and Mary O'Rourke of C/- Schorer Bros, West Pingelly, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 June 1919 aboard HT Somali disembarking on 8 Junly 1919
Medals: Meritorious Service Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1935c Theo married Bertha May Lilley in Collie, WA