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QUIHAMPTON, Wilfred
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4297 |
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Enlisted: | 26 August 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, 1885 |
Home Town: | Dubbo, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Malvern College, Worcestershire, England |
Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dubbo Memorial Drive & Rose Garden, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Wongarbon War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4297 | |
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20 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4297, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
20 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4297, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, From 1st Battalion. At Tel-el-Kebir | |
19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4297, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Older brother Gerald Quihampton served with the British Army during the Great War, he reached the rank of Captain.