MAGUIRE, Virgil
| Service Number: | 13630 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 October 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 6 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Wynnum & Dutton Park State Schools |
| Occupation: | Telegraph/phone mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 27 September 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Postmaster-General's Dept Qld. WWI |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 13630, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 13630, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 13630, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Kanowna, Sydney | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 13630, 6th Field Ambulance, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 13630 awm_unit: 6th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-27 |
Virgil and William died together
This is a strange but poignant story.
My cousin, Pte William Walter Etheredge (1895 - 1917) was serving in the 6th Field Ambulance. He would have known Vigil Maguire well, because they were stretcher - bearers in the same unit. On the 27th September 1917, approximately 200 yards from Clapham Corner, near Ypres, they were both killed on the same day, at the same place and by the same 9.2 shell. They are both buried in Belgium Battery Corner Cemetery.
Walter and Virgil - your sacrifice is not forgotten. Thank you.
Charles Harker
Submitted 15 November 2015 by Charles Harker
Biography
"Private Virgil Maguire, Aged 23, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Maguire, of Wynnum South and Atherton, reported killed in action. He had been a stretcher-bearer for two years. Pte. Maguire was the holder of St. John's Ambulance and Royal Life Saving Certificates. He won the "Courier" medal, presented by the Hon. E.J. Stevens, M.L.C., for a Life Saving Competition. He was also the holder of a bronze medallion (1912); a member of the Dutton Park State School Swimming Club; a member of the Wynnum Australian Football and Cricket Clubs; and a general favourite with the boys in sporting circles." - from the Queenslander 17 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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