QUIGLEY, Albert George
Service Number: | 4059 |
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Enlisted: | 20 September 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 25 March 1894 |
Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Saddler |
Died: | Queensland, Australia, 15 May 1974, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4059, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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16 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
28 Mar 1916: | Involvement 4059, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
28 Mar 1916: | Embarked 4059, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane | |
12 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4059, 25th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock. Transferred to England on 25 August 1916 | |
24 Jan 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4059, 25th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to Shell Shock |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Quigley and Harriet Ritchie formerly Quigley nee Boyd of Elizabeth Street, Gympie, QLD.
Brother of Leslie William Quigley who returned to Australia on 9 September 1919 having served with the 25th Battalion; Roy Ernest Quigley who returned to Australia on 1 June 1918 having served with the 49th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 9 September 1916 aboard HS Kanowna disembarking on 28 October 1916
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 26 December 1917 Albert married Alice Metcalfe in QLD.