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BOURKE, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3696 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Fentons Creek Woosang & District Great War Honour Roll, Wedderburn Nine Mile Reef State School No. 3402 Honor Roll, Wedderburn Woosang Patriotic League Great War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3696, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3696, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
WW1
Additional item from the book "Stealth Raiders". John maintained a diary of his service and this is held by the Australian War Memorial - reference 1DRL/0139.
Submitted 28 January 2020 by Maxwell HILL
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017 - refer to pages 24+25 and 262. Prior to the war he was a school teacher of Wedderburn Vic. He enlisted 19 July 1915 aged 30 years. He served with the 8th Infantry Battalion and was Mentioned in Dispatches during the war. He left the UK for home 5 April 1919.
Submitted 20 January 2020 by Maxwell HILL
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