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O'Rourke, Michael James
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
O'Rourke, Michael James
Date Of Birth
19 Mar 1878
Age
39
Birth Place
Limerick, Ireland
Nationality
Irish
Resided Place
Ireland; Canada
Date
1917
Date Of Death
1957
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7th Battalion, British Columbia Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force.
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Further gazette dates: 08/12/1916 (M.M.) Further gazette pages: 12057 (M.M.) Gazette issue: 29854 (M.M.)
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
428545
Gazette Date
6 Nov 1917
Gazette Page
11569 (V.C.); Issue 30372 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Hill 60, near Lens, France; France and Flanders
Service
Canadian Army
Regiment
British Columbia Regiment
Battalion
7th Battalion
Commemorated
Forest Lawn Burial Park, North Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Place of Death
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Military Medal (MM)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31/10/2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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