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QUIGG, George Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2491 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Wingello, Wingecarribee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 14 July 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Penrose Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Anglican area, Row 3, Grave 6 |
| Memorials: | Wall of Remembrance (Southern Villages Memorial) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2491, 55th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2491, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2491, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 13 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2491, 55th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2491, 55th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shrapnel to the left leg and right arm. Embarked for England on 5 October 1917 aboard HS Stadantwerp | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2491, 55th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Quigg and Mary Jane Quigg of Wingello, NSW.
Brother of Wallace Milton Quigg who was killed in action on 2 February 1917 while serving with the 57th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1918 aboard HT Ruahine disembarking on 5 July 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c George married Constance I. Sayers in Sydney, NSW