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QUICK, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7294 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 December 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 28 February 1938, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Roman Catholic area, Row 3, Grave 923. Interred on 2 March 1938 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7294, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 7294, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 7294, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 28 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7294, 21st Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 4 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Battalion, From 21st Battalion | |
| 25 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7294, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthut Quick and Catherine Quick nee Fannings of Carlton, Victoria. Arthur was later named as temporary next of kin following the death of Walter's wife as Walter's son was only fourteen years old..
Husband of Violet Beatrice Quick nee Harvey of Cecil Street, Fitzroy, Victoria. Walter and Violet married during 1903c. Violet died on 11 April 1918 while Walter was still serving overseas.
Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard HT City of Poona disembarking on 14 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal