QUIRK, William John
| Service Numbers: | 1536, 1374 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1914, Enlisted t Liverpool, NSW. RE-allocated number 1374 after he admitted to serving under and assumed name |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, 29 September 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZAV, 9-5-24. Grave unmarked |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1536, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted t Liverpool, NSW. RE-allocated number 1374 after he admitted to serving under and assumed name | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1536, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1536, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney | |
| 1 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1374, 1st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Enlisted as William James Corrigan. On 29 May 1918 he sign a Statutory Declaration that his true name was William John Quirk.
Son of James Quirk and Julia Quirk nee Stanley of Paddington, NSW
Husband of Mabel May Quirk of Thorne Street, Paddington, NSW.
Brother of Maurice Quirk who was killed in action on 7 April 1918 while serving with the 19th Battlion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial; Ernest James Quirk who returned to Australia on 14 March 1919 having served with the 19th Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on 9 March 1919 aboard HT Kashmir disembarking on 23 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal