William Edward QUIRK

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Service Number:	2121
Enlisted:	13 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Dunedin, New Zealand, 3 May 1876
Home Town:	South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 August 1956, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:

13 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2121, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
18 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 2121, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
18 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 2121, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
16 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Pioneer Battalion
3 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2121, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Slight wound to the back. Embarked HS Newhaven at Calais for England on 28 August 1916
27 Jun 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2121, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to spine concussion

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Marital status given as widower.

Son of Patrick Quirk and Mary Catherine Quirk nee McMahon of Dunedin, NZ.

Next of kin given as his sister Amy Warne of David Street, South Yarra, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 14 January 1917 aboard HS Kanowna disembarking on 8 March 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal