William John QUIRK

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QUIRK, William John

Service Numbers:	1536, 1374
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:

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
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

Biography 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

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