Regimental number | 885 |
Place of birth | Camperdown, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | c/o T Hopeland, Butcher, Kerang, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, John A Bourke, Wallan, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, H Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 11), Anzac, Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 49 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John B. and Margaret BOURKE, 364 Lygon Street, Brunswich East, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 989 Pte JK SMITH, killed in action, France, 1918; 7207 Pte FW BROCK, killed in action, France, 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |