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William Patrick BOURKE

Regimental number3008
Date of birth12 February 1896
Place of birthBulimba, Brisbane, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationButcher
AddressStephens Street, Morningside via Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Bourke, Stephens Street, Morningside via Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 5 October 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3008A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 April 1919
Other detailsDied at Greenslopes Military Hospital, Brisbane. Served at Gallipoli and Passchendaele, Belgium where he was wounded. Re-enlisted in World War 11 in the Garrison (guarding oil tanks at Moreton Bay).
Date of death26 May 1956
Age at death60
Place of burialHemmant Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland

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