QUIRK, Ernest
| Service Number: | 1637 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bright, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | North Brighton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia, 16 February 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Church of England, Compartment I, Section 15, Grave 26. Interred on 19 February 1954 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1637, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1637, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1637, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1637, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, At Dardenelles. Wound to the abdomen. | |
| 16 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1637, 5th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left arm, later amputated, and a severe head wound. Invalided to England on 27 May 1918 | |
| 4 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1637, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to amputation |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Full name Herbert Ernest Quirk but served as Ernest Quirk.
Son of Edward Quirk and Louisa Quirk nee Barber of Moore Street, South Yarra, Victoria.
Brother of William Edward Quirk who returned to Australia on 24 September 1917 having served with the 24th Battalion; Harold Quirk who returned to Australia on 30 January 1918 having served with the 37th Battalion; Frank Quirk who returned to Australia on 21 March 1918 having served with the 24th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 23 September 1918 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 26 November 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c Ernest married Grace Muriel Brown in Victoria