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Cornelius Egan BOURKE

Regimental number3600
Place of birth Charlton, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationChauffeur
AddressCarlton, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 7.5"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs M K Bourke, Watson Street, Carlton, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 June 1917
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name46th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/63/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 28 February 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 6 September 1919
Discharge date12 November 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 28 February 1918; disembarked Liverpool, England, 20 April 1918, amd marched in to 12th Training Bn, Codford.

Appointed Acting Lance corporal, 25 May 1918.

Attended 21st Musketry Course, Australian School of Musketry, Tidworth,13 June-13 July 1918: qualified 1st Class with a fair working knowledge of the Lewis Gun.

Proceeded overseas to France, and reverted to Privare, 29 July 1918; taken on strength, 46th Bn, 9 August 1918.

Attached to Graves Registration Detachment, 24 March 1919; detached to 46th Bn, 28 July 1919.

Marched out to England for return to Australia, 28 July 1919.

Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Euripides', 6 September 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 20 October 1919; discharged, Melbourne, 12 November 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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