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QUIGLEY, John Hugh
| Service Number: | 2429 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 March 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 21 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Parkside, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 22 September 1967, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia Cenotaphs in Cheltenham Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria and Catholic Area of the West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide. Commemorated in the Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2429, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2429, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2429, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, From 10th Battalion | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2429, 50th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the head. Invalided to England on 2 May 1918 | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2429, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2429, 50th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2429, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Quigley and Bridget Quigley nee Driscoll of Regent Street, Parkside, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1919 aboard HT City of Poona disembarking on 12 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Alean Hilda Quigley nee Edwards of Melbourne, Victoria. John and Alean were married during 1953c in Victoria
Biography contributed by Modbury High School
John Hugh Quigley served in the 50th Australian Infantry Battalion, with unit number 2429. He was born in South Australia, July 1895. He was 19 at the time of enlistment. He grew up on Regent Street in Parkside, South Australia. His religion was Baptist. John was single and worked as a labourer. His mother, Mrs. Bridget Quigley, was listed as his next of kin.
John enlisted on 23 March 1915, and his unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia on 23 June 1915.
On 4 December 1915, John sprained his ankle and was admitted to the field hospital. On 5 May 1918, John was wounded in action on the field when he was shot in the head, but he survived. He was first sent to the General Hospital in Rouen and then to England for recuperation.
Quigley Returned home to his mother waiting for him in Australia on the 2nd of January 1919. He was the husband of Alean Hilda Quigley. John and Alean were married in 1953 in Victoria. John died on 22 September 1967