QUAILEY, Ernest
| Service Number: | 281 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 3 July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Brisbane Mental Hospital, Queensland, Australia, 16 July 1957, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZAC area 8, Row 16, Grave 70. Grave is unmarked |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 281, 31st Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 281, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 281, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion, From 31st Battalion | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 281, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Wound to the right arm, later amputated | |
| 18 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 281, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District due to amputation |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Bridget QUAILEY
Of Conway Street, Lismore, NSW
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick Quailey and Bridget Quailey of Conway Street, Lismore, NSW.
Brother of Thomas Quailey who was died of wounds on 11 August 1918m while serving with the 31st Battalion and is buried in Fouilloy Communal Cemetery, Row C, Grave 8; George David Quailey who was killed in action on 7 June 1917 while serving with the 49th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Panel 29 of Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres; Joseph Quailey who returned to Australia on 6 January 1919 having served with the 38th Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1919 aboard Trasos Montes disembarking on 25 May 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: 1914-1815 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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