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QUIST, Harry Roy
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1987, 1987A |
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| Enlisted: | 10 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 11 October 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Garden Court, Wall of Memory O, Site 0055 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1987, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1987, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1987, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 29 Oct 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, From 19th Battalion | |
| 26 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, From 18th Battalion | |
| 19 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1987A, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Henry Quist and Olive M. M. Quist of Wollongong, NSW. Brother of Rupert Gustave Quist who was killed in action on 19 July 1916 while serving with the 53rd Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on VC Corner Cemetery & Memorial. His name appears on Panel 9.
Commenced return to Australia 4 July 1919 aboard HT Norman disembarking on 20 August 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Harry married Florence M. Stimbles in Wollongong, NSW