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QUILKEY, Hugh Cornelius
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 25616 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, Enlisted at Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Smithtown, New South Wales, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Smithtown, Kempsey, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 8 October 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Liverpool Cemetery and Crematorium, Sydney, NSW Roman Catholic area, Row 16, Grave 626. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 25616, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Casula, NSW | |
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| 29 Jul 1916: | Involvement Driver, 25616, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Embarked Driver, 25616, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 24 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 55th Infantry Battalion, From 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column. | |
| 27 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, From hospital | |
| 8 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 55th Infantry Battalion, From 5th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 25 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 25616, 55th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to premature senility |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick Quilkey and Maria Quilkey of Smithtown, NSW.
Next of kin given as his sister Annie Donohoe of Smithtown, Macleay River, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 11 December 1918 aboard HT Saxon disembarking on 1 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal