Steven Broomfield Posted 15 September , 2013 Share Posted 15 September , 2013 Can anyone assist with this chap? To explain: a very nice lady visited the KRH Museum yesterday, equipped with a photo of this chap (or someone believed to be this chap) wearing a pre-war Hussar uniform, which is pretty-well unidentifiable. She does have the chap's War Medal (which has the Victory Medal ribbon), with the above details; she is interested to know whether the Hussar is, indeed, Patrick O'Rourke (grandfather, I think), so it is just-about possible he went overseas and transferred. (It is, of course, equally possible there are a number of other possibilities). She also has a photo of someone who might be the same chap, but in what I think is RE signal service kit. It might be a brother, of course. Personally I think they all look like a Ben Turpin Tribute Act I don't have the photos, I'm afraid, so can't post them, but the facts on the medal are what I'd like clarifying - does anyone know anything about Pte O'Rourke? Can someone check his MIC for me?Ta in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 15 September , 2013 Share Posted 15 September , 2013 Steven, his papers are on ancestry. Enlisted 11th May 1916 and served with 10th RDF (no previous service recorded) transferred to LC # 398446 but does look like he spent a very short time at an RE Advanced Camp before this transfer Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 15 September , 2013 Author Share Posted 15 September , 2013 Cheers. Interesting. Ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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