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QUILL, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6555 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1874 |
| Home Town: | Waterloo, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Box Foreman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Municipality of Waterloo Roll of Service No 4 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6555, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6555, 1st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6555, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael Quil; and Ellen Quiil of Sydney, NSW
Husband of Florence Quill nee Stephenson of 45 Bourke Street, Waterloo, NSW. George and Florence were married in Sydney during 1896c.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal