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MCGARVA, Quinton
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3160 |
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Enlisted: | 23 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Kilkerran, Ayrshire, Scotland , 14 July 1895 |
Home Town: | Grantham, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
Schooling: | State School |
Occupation: | Hawker |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1916, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gatton Weeping Mother Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3160, 25th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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30 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3160, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: Surname incorrectly spelt as McGhrua on original record | |
30 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3160, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
29 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3160, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Quinton McGARVA was born in Kilkerran, Ayrshire, Scotland on 14th July, 1895
His parents were Quinton McGARVA & Jane McMURTRIE