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Service Number:	3566
Enlisted:	10 August 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Jarrow, England, 9 January 1890
Home Town:	Granville, Parramatta, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Roustabout
Memorials:

10 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3566, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
13 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3566, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3566, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From 4th Battalion
16 Aug 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3566, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to stomach adhersion

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Son of Thomas Quail of Burnside Cottage, Caerlavewck, Dumfries, Scotland.

Commenced return to Australia on 10 June 1916 aboard HT Itonus disembarking on 18 July 1916

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal