Regimental number | 697 |
Place of birth | Boorowa New South Wales |
School | Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Clydeville, Cowra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J J Byrne, Clydeville, Cowra, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Strazeele, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 60), Bailleul, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 35 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Elizabeth BOURKE, 'Clydeville', Cowra, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 694 William Alan BOURKE, 3rd Bn, killed in action, Pozieres, France, 25 July 1916; another brother served 5 years on HMAS 'Sydney'. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |