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QUIRK, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4508 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 December 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironworker |
| Died: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 2 March 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic area, 136-0017. Interred on 5 March 1956 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4508, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4508, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4508, 24th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Melbourne | |
| 7 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4508, 24th Infantry Battalion, Buried by shell | |
| 21 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4508, 24th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wounds to the left leg and right thigh. Invalided to England on 23 September 1917 | |
| 28 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4508, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Quirk and Louisa Quirk nee Barber of Moore Street, South Yarra, Victoria.
Brother of (Herbert) Ernest Quirk who returned to Australia on 26 November 1918 having served with the 5th Battalion; Harold Quirk who returned to Australia on 30 January 1918 having served with the 37th Battalion; William Edward Quirk who returned to Australia on 24 September 1917 having served with the 24th Battalion.
Husband of Margaret (Peg) Quirke
Commenced return to Australia on 30 January 1918 aboard HT Euripidies disembarking on 23 March 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal