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QUIRK, John

Service Number:	2715
Enlisted:	20 July 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tocumwal, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Echuca, Campaspe, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 March 1918
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial Panel 29
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Echuca War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

World War 1 Service

20 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2715, 58th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
2 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2715, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2715, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Frederick Quirk and Elizabeth Quirk of Echuca, Victoria.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal