QUAYE, John Frederick
| Service Number: | 2977 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 July 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Douglas, Isle of Man, 13 September 1887 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | GSW to spine, 7/6/1917, Messines, Belgium, National Hospital, Queens Square, London, United Kingdom, 24 June 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kirk Braddan (St. Brendan) New Churchyard, Isle of Man, United Kingdom Grave No. 1391 - (Private family grave), St Brendan New Churchyard |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rozelle Sydney Harbour Trust Officers and Employees Pictorial Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2977, 45th Infantry Battalion , Sydney, NSW | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2977, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2977, 45th Infantry Battalion , SS Port Nicholson, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
Son of George QUAYE
Of 68 Strand Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, England
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 24th June......Private John Frederick Quaye was born at Douglas, Isle of Man in 1887. He was listed on the Australian Electoral Roll for 1913 in the subdivision of Merrylands, NSW.
John Frederick Quaye enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 11th July, 1916 as a 25 yr old Driver from Leichhardt, Sydney, NSW.
Private Quaye arrived in England on 10th January, 1917 for further training before being sent to the War Front. He was posted to 12th Training Battalion at Codford, Wiltshire then proceeded to France & joined 45th Battalion on 6th April, 1917.
Private Quaye was wounded in action on 7th June, 1917. He was invalided to England on Hospital Ship Newhaven on 18th June, 1917 with a gunshot wound to the spine.
Private John Frederick Quaye died on 24th June, 1917 at National Hospital, Queens Square, London from wounds received in France – fractured spine. He was buried in St. Brendan New Churchyard, Kirk Braddon, Isle of Man – Plot number 1391 (Private family Grave). He has a private headstone shared with family members but his death is still acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/kirk-braddan.html
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