Service Details
Name:
 ROURKE
Given Name:
 JAMES
Initials:
 J
Service No:
 5630
Rank:
 Company Sergeant Major
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry
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Unit:
 9th Regt.
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Unit 2:
 "C" Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1916-07-27
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Date of Birth:
 1878-10-01
Age:
 38
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, at Mpondi River
Decorations:
 Brought to the Notice of the Secretary of State for War
Citations:
 Brought to the Notice of the Secretary of State for War LG Sup 8 February 1917 - "For meritorious service in the field in East Africa"
Additional
Information:
Son of Thomas and Rosanna Rourke, of 19, Cross Lane, New Ross, Co. Wexford, Ireland. Born New Ross, Ireland, 01/10/1878. Served in R.I.C. 4 yrs. Attested Police 24/09/1902. Stationed Johannesburg. Saw service in GSWA as QMS of General Botha's Bodyguard. Attested 9th SA Infantry, no. 5630, 09/12/1915.
Commemoration
Country:
 Tanzania
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Cemetery:
 DODOMA CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 II. F. 6.

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