Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Victor Rorke
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Rorke,
Herbert Victor
Date of birth: 1869-04-25
Place of birth: Clarksburg Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Joseph Albert Rorke, c/o Robertson College, Edmonton, Alberta
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Dominion Civil Service
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1942-04-01
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant-Colonel
(20th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lieutenant-Colonel, 20th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-06-17 to 1919-01-05
- Lieutenant-Colonel, 20th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-12-24 to 1917-06-16
- Major, 20th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-11-08 to 1916-12-23
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List
Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List - 2nd Mention
Legion d'Honneur - Croix de Chevalier (France)
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
609159
Service file: B8454-S013
Uploader's Notes: Died at Ottawa, Ontario.
Uploader's 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.
[Major Army Canadian Infantry 20th Battalion Lieutenant-Colonel Army Canadian Infantry 20th Battalion Lieutenant-Colonel Army Canadian Infantry 20th Battalion Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches & 'A' List - 2nd Mention Chevalier of the Legion of Honour Mentioned in Despatches & 'A' List ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2008-03-07
Last modified: 2017-05-12