Walter Joseph BOURKE. Son of Margaret Isabella and Surgeon Major Joseph Bourke. Died 7 January 1875 aged 16 days
Margaret Isabella BOURKE. Wife of Surgeon Major Joseph Bourke. MRCS (Eng 1855) Died 18 August 1877 aged 35 years.
Both at rest in Addolorata Cemetery, Malta
Additional information about Joseph Burke - Born 16 September 1833 at Old Town, County Mayo, Ireland to Walter and Cecilia Bourke, nee Coghlan
In the 1870s Surgeon Major Joseph Bourke of Farnham, Hants, England owned 1394 acres in county Mayo
London Gazette dated 29 April 1873. Medical Department. To be Surgeons-Major. Dated 1st April,
1873. Surgeon Joseph Bourke and many others.
Service record credited to
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Service Record -
25 May 1858 Staff Assistant Surgeon. On duty at Charlesfort, County Cork Ireland.
11 Jan 1859 Assistant Surgeon Royal Artillery. Served with 5th, 9th, 8th and 1st Brigades RA.
29 June 1866 Exchanged with Assistant Surgeon William Henry Harris 32nd (Cornwall-Light Infantry).
8 June 1867 Assistant Surgeon 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot.
10 Feb 1869 Exchanged with Assistant Surgeon Edward Coffey 2nd/15th (York, East Riding) Regiment of Foot.
1 Apr 1873 Surgeon-Major. Moved from 15th Foot to the Medical Staff at Fort Fareham.
Malta 1873 to 1878
1879 On duty at Colchester.
28 Dec 1879 Retired on half-pay having completed 21 years' full pay service.
12 Aug 1884 Commuted his half-pay.
1906 Resident at Old Towne Home Irishtown Claremorris County Mayo.
