James Cassimer Bourke | Bacchus Marsh Avenue Of Honour

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Driver James Cassimer Bourke

Service No.:

11734

Unit:

5^th Divisional Ammunition Column

Tree No.:

S026

Planted by:

Mrs J Whelan

Image of plaque on tree S026 for James Cassimer Bourke

James Cassimer Bourke was born at Bacchus Marsh, VIC, in 1881, to James Bourke and Margaret Leahy.

He was a farmer when he enlisted at Melbourne, in the AIF on the 4^th of August 1915, at the age of 33. At the end of January 1916 he embarked from Melbourne aboard the HMAT A32 Themistocles, with the 14^th Reinforcements, 2^nd Field Artillery Brigade. In February he arrived in Egypt and was posted to the 1^st Divisional Ammunition Column as a Gunner. By March James was in the 25^th Howitzer Brigade, 115^th Battery. At the end of May he was in the 5^th Divisional Ammunition Column as a Driver and in June 1916 embarked for France.

James had two weeks leave in England, in September 1917, just before being wounded in action, in France, on the 2^nd of October 1917. He was transferred to the 12^th General Hospital, Rouen, France with a severe gunshot wound to the head. He rejoined his unit in January 1918.

James returned to Australia aboard the Orontes at the end of June 1919 and was discharged from the AIF in August.

James Bourke died at Collingwood, VIC, in 1955, aged 73.

He is listed on the Shire of Bacchus Marsh Roll of Honour, the Bacchus Marsh & District Roll of Honour and the Roll of Honour for the Coimadai State School. He is also remembered in the Coimadai Avenue of Honour.

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Driver James Cassimer Bourke

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