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O'ROURKE, George Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4128 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Narrogin, Western Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Midland Junction, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Hollywood, Perth, Western Australia, 1 October 1951, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic, Section GA, Grave 0476 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4128, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 17 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4128, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4128, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 17 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Interned in Dulmen, Germany. Repatriated to England arriving on 26 December 1918 | |
| 5 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4128, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Patrick O'Rourke and Mary O'Rourke nee Holdaway
Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 10 April 1919
During 1923c George married Amy Elizabeth Rimmington in Maylands, WA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal