Coming Soon.
QUAIL, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 12 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Enlisted at Foster, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Buchan Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Buchan, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Surveyor's Assistant |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 January 1940, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Cremation service held on 31 January 1940. Interred in Garden of Remembrance 1, Section 45, Niche OD |
| Memorials: | Buchan South War Memorial, Ringwood Country Roads Board WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Foster, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 12, 3rd Light Horse Brigade HQ, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 12, 3rd Light Horse Brigade HQ, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 6 Dec 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Anzac Provost Corps | |
| 23 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop | |
| 3 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 10 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 12, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Charles Quail's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Leander George Quail and Mary Quail nee Milton of Buchan, East Gippsland, Victoria. Brother of Alexander John Quail who returned to Australia on 7 August 1919 having served with the 8th Light Horse Regiment.
Commenced return to Australia on 29 April 1919 aboard HT Dorset disembarking on 11 June 1919.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Charles married Ida Catherine Frances Vickkman in Victoria