Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Date of Enlistment
- 21/09/1944
- Date of Discharge
- 03/12/1946
- Place of Enlistment
- Cowra NSW
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 21/06/1926
- 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
- NX179557
- Final Rank
- Private
- Final Unit
- 5 Base Ordnance Depot
Notes
His brother Keith and father Esmond both served in World War 2. He became a plumber's assistant after the war.
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)