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QUIRK, William Joseph

Service Number:	2574
Enlisted:	12 June 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 6 April 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

12 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2574, 3rd Infantry Battalion
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2574, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2574, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

He served under the alias of 2574A William Clarke.