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QUAILEY, George David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2981 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1916, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironmonger |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2981, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2981, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2981, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick Quailey and Bridget Quailey of Conway Street, Lismore, NSW.
Brother of Ernest Quailey who to Australia on 5 May 1919 having served with the 5th Pioneer Battalion; Thomas Quailey who died of wounds on 11 August 1918 while serving with the 49th Battalion and was buried Fouilloy Communal Cemetery, Row C, Grave 8; Joseph Quailey who returned to Australia on 6 January 1919 having served with the 38th Battalion.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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