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James BOURKE

Regimental number2247
Place of birthNorthcote, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDyer
Address34 Eastham Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinSister, Mrs Hilda Faturn, 34 Eastham Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed as a Compulsory Military Trainee, 63rd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces, Melbourne, Victoria.
Enlistment date16 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 27 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateDied of disease 5 May 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death5 May 1916
Age at death20.3
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 15), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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