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QUIRK, Roy Preston
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7348 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 24 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Greensborough, Banyule, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Hampton, Victoria, Australia, 3 January 1979, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Felicia area, Wall D, Niche 50 and held in perpetuity for all time. Cremation service held on 5 January 1979. |
| Memorials: | Greensborough RSL Sub Branch Memorial Wall, Greensborough State School, Greensborough Sunday School |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7348, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 7348, 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, 7348, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, From 6th Battalion | |
| 8 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, From 21st Battalion | |
| 30 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7348, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel John Quirk and Rose Hannah Quirk nee Barratt of Main Road, Greensborough, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 9 March 1919 aboard HT Kashmir disembarking on 30 April 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal.
During 1940c Roy married Elizabeth Dilwen Davies in Victoria