Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Date of Enlistment
- 12/08/1942
- Date of Discharge
- 13/12/1945
- Place of Enlistment
- Canberra ACT
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 28/11/1909
- Place of Birth
- Adaminaby NSW
- Address (at enlistment)
- Ebden Street, Ainslie ACT
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Next of Kin
- Evelyn Bourke (wife), Ebden Street, Ainslie ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- N435011
- Final Rank
- Private
- Final Unit
- 114 General Transport Company
Notes
Bourke was one of six brothers who served in the war or with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan after the war. He died on 5 December 1992 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
Canberra Public Cemeteries http://www.canberracemeteries.com.au/grave-search/Index/