Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Victor Rorke
Died: April 1, 1942

Regimental Number:	NA	Survived War:	Yes
Force:	Army	Regiment:	Canadian Infantry
Battalion:	20th Battalion	Company:
Place of Birth:	Clarksburg, Ontario	Country:	Canada
Next of Kin:	Joseph Albert Rorke, c/o Robertson College, Edmonton, Alberta	Address at Enlistment:
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
Cause of Death:	Survived	Battle Died/Wounded:
Date of Death:	April 1, 1942	Age at Death:	73
Buried at:	Thornbury-Clarksburg Union Cemetery, Thornbury, Ontario	Plot:
Commemorated:
Prisoner of war:	Not Specified	Interned:
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.

Died at Ottawa, Ontario.

Awards and Decorations

Distinguished Service Order