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QUAILEY, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4555 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Fouilloy Communal Cemetery, Somme Row C, Grave 8 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4555, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4555, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4555, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4555, 49th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the head and arm. | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 4555, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4555 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick Quailey and Bridget Quailey of Conway Street, Lismore, NSW.
Brother of Ernest Quailey who to Australia on 5 May 1919 having served with the 5th Pioneer Battalion; George David Quailey who was killed in action on 7 June 1917 while serving with the 49th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Panel 29 of Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres; Joseph Quailey who returned to Australia on 6 January 1919 having served with the 38th Battalion.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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