Francis Bourke QUILTY

QUILTY, Francis Bourke

Service Numbers: 2730, 2730A, 2730, 2730A
Enlisted: 25 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW. Letter A added to the service number when taken on strength
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 56th Infantry Battalion
Born: Tumut, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town: Tumut, Tumut Shire, New South Wales
Schooling: St Patrick's Catholic College, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Accidental (Injuries), France, 18 August 1918
Cemetery: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Plot V, Row A, Grave 5. Headstone inscription reads: In loving memory died of wounds R.I.P.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowra & District Great War Honor Roll
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World War 1 Service

25 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2730, 2730A, 56th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW. Letter A added to the service number when taken on strength
7 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2730, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2730, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
18 Aug 1918: Involvement Private, 2730A, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2730A awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-18

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Timothy Quilty and Margaret Anne Quilty of'Riverview', Tumut, NSW.

Brother of William Dempsey Quilty MC who returned to Australia on who returned to Australia on 11 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal