| Name |
O'ROURKE, David Joseph John |
| Birth |
1872 |
Wulgulmerang, Victoria  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Memorial |
Berridale, New South Wales |
 |
Berridale War Memorial
|
| Military Service |
3 Dec 1915-1 Feb 1918 |
WW1 |
| as a Private, number 2954, 56th Battalion, 1st AIF |
- Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board HMAT A11Ascanius on 25 October 1916
|
| Occupation |
Shire Clerk |
| Reference Number |
MP87589 |
| Religion |
Catholic |
| Death |
11 Feb 1923 |
"The Creel" in the Thredbo River, New South Wales [1] |
| Burial |
Gegedzerick Cemetery, Berridale, New South Wales |
|
 |
O'Rourke, David Joseph John
|
| Notes |
- Evening News (Sydney) Monday February 12, 1923
SAVED TWO GIRLS THEN LOST HIS LIFE
Picnic Tragedy COOMA. Monday.
After having saved two ladies from drowning, David JosephO'Rourke, Clerk to the Dalgely Shire, collapsed and wasdrowned in the Thredbo River yesterday afternoon.
O'Rourk, with a party from Berridale, proceeded to theCreek, on Kosciusko Road, and held a picnic. During theafternoon two ladies of the party were bathing in the rivernear the Creel House, when they got into difficulties.O'Rourke entered the river and brought them to safety, butthen he collapsed and was drowned.
|
| Person ID |
I87589 |
Genealogy Connections | Monaro Pioneers Information |
| Last Modified |
18 Oct 2016 |
1872 - 1923 (51 years)
