Regimental number | 3702 |
Place of birth | Coomera, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Hairdresser |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Edward Bourke |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Townsville, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance |
Medals |
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Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 49th Bn, 29 December 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 12 June 1916. Admitted to 4th Casualty Clearing Station, 23 August 1916 (influenza); transferred to Ambulance Train No 15, 24 August 1916, and admitted to 13th General Hospital; transferred to England, 26 August 1916, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 27 August 1916; discharged to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 5 September 1916; marched in to 13th Training Bn, 25 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 February 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 13 February 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Medic', 24 August 1918; disembarked Sydney, 9 October 1918, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit: right hand amputated), Brisbane, 10 October 1920. Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BOURKE Edward William |