QUIRKE, John Victor
| Service Number: | 717 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 April 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF) |
| Born: | Coburg, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, December 1928, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic area, Row A, Grave 136B. Interred on 15 December 1928 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 717, 12th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Jun 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 717, 12th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Embarked Corporal, 717, 12th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne | |
| 26 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF) | |
| 9 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 717, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Quirke and Mary Josephine Quirke nee Cashman of Sydney Road, Coburg, Victoria.
Brother of Thomas Francis Quirke who died on 15 January 1917 aged 18 years. His name is on the CWGC and his is buried in the same grave as John Victor Quirke. There is no other reference to Thomas that I could find in relation to his service.
Brother of William Michael Quirke who was killed in action on 8 August 1915 while serving with the 14th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 40
Commenced return to Australia on 25 March 1919 aboard HT Port Denison disembarking on 10 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c John married Victoria Bridget Fitzgerald in Victoria