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Alexander O'ROURKE

Regimental number3415
Place of birthFrederickton, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressNambucca Heads, Nambucca River, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinMother, Mrs M J O'Rourke, Nambucca Heads, Nambucca River, New South Wales
Enlistment date7 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 13 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialVaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot I, row H, Grave No. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Mary Ann O'ROURKE, Central Bucca, New South Wales

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