John Francis QUIGLEY

QUIGLEY, John Francis

Service Number: 468
Enlisted: 23 August 1914
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron
Born: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 16 February 1889
Home Town: Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Hotel Porter
Died: Tasmania, Australia, 18 July 1960, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania
Monumental area, A3, Grave 33A
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World War 1 Service

23 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 468, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
20 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 468, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 468, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Hobart
27 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 468, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Wound to the right ankle
27 Sep 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron
1 Oct 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron
23 Feb 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 468, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Discharged at the 6th Military District

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Timothy QUIGLEY
Of 118 Margaret St., Launceston, Tas.

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Timothy Quigley and Catherine Quigley nee Spillane of Margaret Street, Launceston, Tasmania

Commenced return to Australia on 15 November 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin disembarking on 24 December 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Tasmania.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Husband of Haroldine Alberta Quigley nee McLeod of Launceston. John and Haroldine were married on 19 August 1920 in Launceston, Tasmania