William Buckland Rorke

Background

Rorke, William Buckland was born on February 22, 1915 in Witbank, Transvaal, South Africa. Son of Claude Oriel and Kathleen Elizabeth Josephine (Rocher) Rorke.

Education

BCom, University Pretoria, South Africa, 1933.

Career

Articled clerk Price Waterhouse Peat, Pretoria, 1932-1937. Secretary Beckett Murray (Pty) Ltd., 1937-1938. Private practice as accountant and auditor, since 1938.

Lecturer University Pretoria, 1938-1965. Chairman Trek Airways, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1953-1983. Director various companies.

Achievements

• Chartered accountant.

Membership

Member Public Accts Board.

Interests

• Sports (cricket, hockey, rugby), playing bowls.

Connections

Married Gertrude Ethel Dreyer, January 25, 1945 (divorced 1970). 1 child, Shane O.; married Yvonne Mary Collinnette, August 25, 1970.

Father:

Claude Oriel Rorke

Mother:

Kathleen Elizabeth Josephine (Rocher) Rorke

Spouse:

Gertrude Ethel Dreyer

Spouse:

Yvonne Mary Collinnette

child:

Shane O. Rorke