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Joseph O'ROURKE

Regimental number1711
Place of birthBurraga New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressBurraga, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie O'Rourke, Burraga PO, Burraga, New South Wales
Enlistment date17 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LXVII, Row C, Grave No. 7), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
157
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Annie O'ROURKE, 271 Howick Street, Bathurst, New South Wales. Native of Burraga, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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