William Richard QUICK

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Service Number:	7295
Enlisted:	16 May 1916, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Maryborough, Victoria, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cabinetmaker
Died:	Newcomb, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1979, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Geelong Western Cemetery, Victoria Lawn, 02, Grave 023
Memorials:

16 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7295, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
19 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 7295, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 7295, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
1 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, From 6th Battalion
30 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Battalion, From 21st Battalion
31 Oct 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7295, 5th Infantry Battalion, Would to the left shoulder. Accidental.
17 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7295, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of William Quick and Julia Charlotte Quick nee Troon of Garden Street, East Geelong, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 2 January 1919 aboard HT Kamala disembarking on 15 February 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1929c William married Jane Isabella Strachan in Victoria