QUIRK, Eric John
Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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Enlisted: | 28 April 1915, Enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | London, England, 24 October 1890 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Law Student |
Died: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 6 September 1967, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cassia. |
Memorials: | Black Rock Royal Melbourne Golf Club WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
28 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria | |
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28 Jul 1916: | Involvement 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
28 Jul 1916: | Embarked 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
13 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
23 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas A. Quirk and Ethel Florence Quirk nee Petty of Melbourne Club, Collins Street, Melbourne formerly of London, England.
Address at the time of enlistment was C/- W M Tuckett & Sons, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 May 1919 aboard HT China disembarking on 8 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1937c Eric married Roslind Powers in Victoria