Joseph Michael (Joe) BOURKE

BOURKE, Joseph Michael

Service Number: 52973
Enlisted: 19 February 1918, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland.
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Ayr, Queensland, Australia, 26 January 1899
Home Town: Ayr, Burdekin, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Horse Breaker
Died: Natural Causes , Nambour, Queensland, Australia, 1 September 1976, aged 77 years
Cemetery: Ayr Cemetery, Queensland
Plot 601C
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World War 1 Service

19 Feb 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 52973, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland.
8 May 1918: Involvement Private, 52973, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
8 May 1918: Embarked Private, 52973, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, RMS Osterley, Sydney
11 Jul 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 42nd Infantry Battalion
23 Jul 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 42nd Infantry Battalion
23 Apr 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
6 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Returned to Australia.

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