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QUIGLEY, Gavin Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 18727 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 November 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Warren, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Warren, Warren Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | 7 January 1973, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pietersburg Garden of Remembrance, South Africa Commemorated in the NSW Garden of Remembrance, Rookwood Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 18727, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 11 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 18727, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 18727, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 18727, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Remained on duty | |
| 24 Jun 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: These N.C.O.'s formed part of the detachment of a gun in action at Ploegsteert during a S.O.S. on morning of 8th June 1917 when the enemy heavily shelled the Battery. One shell struck the gun on which J.K. Cogle and Quigley were serving, and killed or wounded the whole of the crew. These N.C.O.s, although wounded and considerably shaken, refused to allow themselves to be relieved until the S.O.S. call was completed. By their action they set a splendid example and kept their gun in action under most difficult circumstances. The gun was damaged, although not sufficiently to put it out of action. London Gazette on 16 August 1917, page 8428, position 60 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 20 December 1917 page 3378, position 29 | |
| 24 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, In France | |
| 10 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 7th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 10 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 31 Dec 1918: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, London Gazette on 31 December 1918, page 15226, position 20. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 May 1919, page 879, position 160 | |
| 12 Jul 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael Joseph Quigley and Mary A. Quigley of 'Earlside', Warren, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 22 January 1920 aboard HT Friedrichsuhr disembarking on 12 March 1920.
Medals & Awards: Military Medal, Mentioned in Despatches, British War Medal, Victory Medal