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O'ROURKE, Francis John
(Service number 32374)

Duncan Menzies (left) and Frank O'Rourke, circa 1916 — Taken while in camp. (Courtesy of J Thin & I Menzies )

Aliases
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank

Birth

Date	18/12/1895	Place of Birth	Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Plumber
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	Mrs J. O'ROURKE (mother), 34 Queen Street, Timaru
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	10th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company
Date	15 November 1916
Transport	Maunganui
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Plymouth, England

Other Units Served With
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Military Awards

Campaigns
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Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

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Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	11 November 1976	Age	80 years
Place of Death	Timaru
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Francis John O'ROURKE was the son of John and Elizabeth ann (Annie, nee CULLEN) O'ROURKE. His brother Thomas Duncan O'ROURKE also served in WWI. Francis married Olive Annie MENLCCK. Their son, Raymond Francis O'ROURKE, died of wounds in Italy in WWII, aged just 21 years.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [19 January 2015]; SCRoll web submission by F O'Rourke, 19 June 2017

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