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QUICK, Herbert Dickinson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1640 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Hawthorn Grammar School, Victoria; Hawthorn College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Sawyer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - multiple to both legs and arm, 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, France, 7 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block P, Plot 111, Row L, Grave 8B. Headstone inscription reads: Our brave and only child at rest |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1640, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1640, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1640, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 15 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1640, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Shell wounds to both legs, foot and arm |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward John Quick and Grace Quick nee Dickinson of Union Street, Kew, Victoria.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal