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QUILTY, Francis Bourke
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2730, 2730A, 2730, 2730A |
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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 |
Service History
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 | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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