QUARRELL, Clarence
| Service Number: | 2204 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Collie, Collie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 17 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery Plot V, Row G, Grave 17, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2204, 28th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 1 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2204, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2204, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 7 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, 2204, 28th Infantry Battalion, Gun shot wounds to leg & face | |
| 10 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2204, 28th Infantry Battalion, Gun shot wounds to head - died from these wounds the following day | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2204, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2204 awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-11-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Clarence Frederick QUARRELL was born in Ballarat, Victoria in 1893
His parents were Henry Pearson QUARRELL & Georgina Dove WILLS
He enlisted in Blackboy Hill, Western Australia on 23rd July, 1915 & embarked from Fremantle, WA with the 28th Infantry Battalion, 4th reinforcements on the ship HMAT Horarato on 1st October, 1915
Clarence died from wounds at the 38th Casualty Clearing Station on 17th November, 1916 and is buried in the Heilly Station Cemetery
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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His brother Alexander Percy QUARRELL (SN 2381) was Killed in Action in 1917 and a cousin A. QUARRELL was also Killed in Action (date, service number & christian name unknown)
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OBITUARY from the newspapers
"Nothing but memory as we journey on
longing for smiles and faces that have gone
None knew the depth of our regret
but we shall remember when others forget"
Inserted by his loving Mother G. Quarrell & Sister Dollie (Collie)
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