William John QUICK

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Service Number:	2036
Enlisted:	18 June 1917, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Plymouth, England, 1893
Home Town:	Stokers Siding, Tweed, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Memorials:

18 Jun 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2036, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW.
26 Nov 1917:	Involvement Private, 2036, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
26 Nov 1917:	Embarked Private, 2036, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, SS Indarra, Melbourne
8 Feb 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion
10 Apr 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From 47th Battalion
22 Jun 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, In France
17 Dec 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Administrative Headquarters, From 5th Machine Gun Battalion
5 Feb 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2036, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit

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Address at the time of enlistment was Stokes' Siding, Tweed River, NSW

Son of Ellen Quick of Calford Hill, Calford, London, England.

Commenced return to Australia 22 September 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 12 November 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal