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QUIGG, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4790 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 November 1916, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballycastle, Ireland, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 17 April 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Atherton Rockley Road Cemetery Non denominational section F, Graves 33 - 1 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4790, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 4790, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 4790, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 10 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4790, 31st Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wounds to the back and arm | |
| 20 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4790, 31st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Ellen McConaghie, Railway Reserve, Atherton, Cairns, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1918 aboard HS Kanowna disembarking on 3 September 1918 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 9 February 1921 William married Isabel Pearson.
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