Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Date of Enlistment
- 23/07/1945
- Date of Discharge
- 18/07/1947
- Place of Enlistment
- Paddington NSW
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 29/06/1927
- Place of Birth
- Queanbeyan NSW
- Address (at enlistment)
- Westlake (Yarralumla) ACT
- School(s) Attended
- St. Christopher's School (Manuka), Telopea Park School, Canberra High School
- Next of Kin
- Esmond Bourke (father), Westlake (Yarralumla) ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- N482965
- Final Rank
- Private
- Final Unit
- Recruit Training Centre
Notes
Bourke's father Esmond and brother, Kevin both served in the war. Keith Bourke died on 15 March 1982 and is buried in Gungahlin Cemetery.
Sources
WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php
Ann Gugler, 'True tales from Canberra's vanished suburbs of Westlake, Westridge & Acton', 1999 (p.45)
Canberra Public Cemeteries http://www.canberracemeteries.com.au/cem_gravesearch.asp