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Ambrose James BOURKE

Regimental number17311
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCustoms officer
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Patrick Lawrence Bourke, Avoca, George Street, Goulburn, New South Wales
Previous military service44th Infantry
Enlistment date20 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameDivisional Signal Company 1, Reinforcement 26
AWM Embarkation Roll number22/11/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Divisional Signal Company
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


5 October 1918
Work at Bellicourt on 29 September 1918.

FateReturned to Australia 3 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115
Date: 10 October 1919

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death18 March 1996

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