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BOURKE, Joseph Michael
Personal Details
Service Number: | 52973 |
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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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Service History
World War 1 Service
19 Feb 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 52973, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland. | |
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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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