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QUIXLEY, Charles Valentine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 469 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Richmond, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 14 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Burnley, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nailmaker |
| Died: | Malvern East, Victoria, Australia, 15 January 1966, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Boroondara (Kew) General Cemetery, Victoria Interred on 2 March 1966. Wall 3, Row 7. Cremated at Springvale Cemetery on 18 January 1966. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 469, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Richmond, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 469, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 469, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 469, 6th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the head and leg | |
| 20 Oct 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 469, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Quixley and Annie Maria Quixley nee Brooks of Stawell Street, Burnley, Victoria.
Previously served in the Naval Reserves between 1907-1909
Commenced return to Australia on 10 June 1915 aboard HS Kyvarra disembarking on 17 July 1915
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Charles married Olive Blanche Disney in Victoria