Stephen William O'ROURKE

Regimental number9/1343
Date of birth24 May 1892
Place of birthGore
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressTuturau, Mataura
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30.10
Height5' 9.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, M O'Rourke, Tuturau, Mataura
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 June 1915
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Special Squadron
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 August 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Mr & Mrs Michael O'Rourke (both b. Ireland), Gore, Southland, Invercargill
Family/military connectionsBrother: 46776 Pte Patrick O'ROURKE, 3rd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, died of wounds, 6 December 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Posted to unit, Mudros, 3 October 1915.

Admitted to Lowlands Casualty Clearing Station, 6 October 1915 (dysentery); transferred to No 1 Stationary Hospital, 14 October 1915; to Australian Rest Camp, 16 October 1915; rejoined unit, 16 October 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 25 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Proceeded to Canal Zone, 23 January 1916.

Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916.

Transferred from NZ Pioneer Bn to 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 7 September 1917, and posted to 4th Company.

Detached to Corps School, 11 September 1917; rejoined unit, 29 September 1917.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 17 November 1917, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Special Squadrons/Sixth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21382718