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MCQUAT, Walter Edward
Personal Details
| Other Name: | McQuatt / Mcouat, Walter Edward - Alternate spellings in records |
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| Service Number: | 1780 |
| Enlisted: | 4 January 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Linesman |
| Died: | Gunshot would to face and Buttock, 4th General Hospital, Camieres, France, 9 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery XII D 16 |
| Memorials: | Newtown All Saints Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1780, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 14 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1780, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1780, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Walter Edward McQuat's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John McQUAT, Eureka Street, Geelong West, Vic.
His personal effects returned to his father consisted of - Wrist Watch (metal) & metal cover, Wallet, Photos, Card, Money Belt, Pendant, Swastica (metal).