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QUARTERMAINE, John Bazil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2231 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 March 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia, 28 February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Maxwelton, Richmond, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 21 January 1939, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Winton General Cemetery, Qld RSL 8 |
| Memorials: | Beaudesert War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2231, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2231, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2231, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
| 8 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 47th Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 18 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Citation:- Great devotion to duty during attack on 12th October, 1917, along YPRES Roulers Railway, immediately after which he returned and acted as guide to relief party, the whole time being under heavy shell fire. London Gazette on 28 January 1918, page 1404, position 43. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 June 1918, page 1391, position 40 | |
| 4 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2231, 12th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Quartermaine and Edith Mary Quatermaine nee Fry of Beaudesert, QLD. Brother of William Clive Quartermaine who returned to Australia on 6 May 1920 having served with the 47th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 2 June 1919 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 19 July 1919
MedalsL British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 9 March 1921 John married Martha Mary Bingham in QLD.