Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Victor Rorke  Died: April 1, 1942
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Survived War: |
Yes |
Force: |
Army |
Regiment: |
Canadian Infantry |
Battalion: |
20th Battalion |
Company: |
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Place of Birth: |
Clarksburg, Ontario |
Country: |
Canada |
Next of Kin: |
Joseph Albert Rorke, c/o Robertson College, Edmonton, Alberta |
Address at Enlistment: |
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Date of Birth: |
April 25, 1869 |
Trade or Calling: |
Dominion Civil Service |
Marital Status: |
Single |
Prior Military Experience: |
Yes |
Place of Enlistment: |
Toronto, Ontario |
Date of Enlistment: |
November 13, 1914 |
Age at enlistment: |
45 |
Height: |
5 Feet 10 Inches |
Chest: |
38 1/2 Inches |
Expansion: |
5 1/2 Inches |
Religion: |
Presbyterian |
Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Europe |
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Cause of Death: |
Survived |
Battle Died/Wounded: |
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Date of Death: |
April 1, 1942 |
Age at Death: |
73 |
Buried at: |
Thornbury-Clarksburg Union Cemetery, Thornbury, Ontario |
Plot: |
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Commemorated: |
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Prisoner of war: |
Not Specified |
Interned: |
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Gender: |
Male |
Ethnic Origin: |
Not Specified |
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1Box 8454 - 13 |
Research Notes |
Source: 20th Battalion Gazette, December 1915 - Battalion Staff, 2nd in Command Source: The History of the Twentieth Canadian Battalion, 1935, by Major D.J. Corrigall France, 15 September 1915 - 17 July 1918. Wounded, 5 August 1917. Returned to Canada, 7 December 1918. S.O.S., 5 January 1919. |
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