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QUICK, Mark
| Service Number: | 5057 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 March 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, 19 August 1884 |
| Home Town: | Yorketown, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Maylands, South Australia, 4 June 1951, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 23, Site No: 25 |
| Memorials: | Norwood Primary School Honour Board, Yorketown and District of Melville Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5057, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5057, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5057, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 43rd Infantry Battalion, From 27th Battalion | |
| 6 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5057, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the thigh and shoulder. Transferred to England on 19 July 1917 | |
| 21 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5057, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 5057, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 5057, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Thomas Parker Quick who returned to Australia on 24 May 1919 having served with the 50th Battalion
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mark Quick and Elizabeth Weeks Quick nee Dodds of Port Adelaide, SA.
Husband of May Florence Quick of Yorketown, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 15 February 1918 aboard HT Llanstephen Castle
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Mark Quick was born on 19 August 1884 in Port Adelaide, South Australia to Mark Quick and Elizabeth Weeks Quick. He has a younger brother, Thomas Parker Quick, and, based on the evidence, he went to Norwood Primary School. He was part of a Baptist church and was a Christian. Even though he was born in Port Adelaide, his brother was born in Davenport, Tasmania. His hometown was Yorketown, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia and before his enlistment, his occupation was a laborer. He was 5'5" or 167.64 cm when enlisted, with hazel eyes, hair described as dark, and a complexion described as dark. Since he was a laborer, he was fit and strong. He enlisted on 14 March 1916 at Adelaide, SA at the age of 31 years 8 months, and gained the rank of Private and the Service Number of 5057. According to his enlistment form, he was married to May Florence Quick.
Mark Quick embarked on HMAT Barambah, Melbourne. Soon after, he transferred to the 43rd Infantry Battalion. Based on the evidence given, the 43rd Infantry spent most of its time in 1917 in trench warfare in Flanders, Belgium before Mark got transferred.
On June the 7th 1917, the 43rd Infantry Battalion embarked from the Western Front to the city of Messines in Belgium to fight in the battle of Messines. Mark stayed and fought hard for one month in the bloody trenches until he was physically unable to. Mark Quick was wounded during this battle on 6 July 1917 in his thigh and shoulder and was transferred to England on July the 19th. Since his wounds were very severe, he stayed in a military hospital in England for until October. He was discharged to depot and spent the rest of the war at No 1 Command Depot at Sutton Veny. He finally commenced his return to Australia on 15 February 1918 aboard HT Llanstephen Castle.
After returning to Australia, he stayed in the 43rd military district for a few months until he finally got discharged on 21 May 1918.
Mark Quick died at age 66 on the 4th of June 1951. It is unknown how he died but he was buried at AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia.
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