Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

James Embley Quigley served as James Quigley. He was the youngest child of James and Jane Quigley (nee O'Keefe). James was born in Tasmania in 1869. He had two older siblings. Though he served overseas during the 2nd Anglo-Boer War, that was but one part of his journey through life. For he lived for 65 years.

He spent 14 years in New South Wales and 36 years in Queensland, in addition to Tasmania and South Africa. His was a Queensland P & T Department Line Repairman.  He was good at his job. For he had his own team maintaining Telegraph, then Telephone lines across the Toowoomba P & T Network.  

He lived in the Western Hotel in Toowoomba. Hence, when he enlisted to fight as a Mounted Trooper in the 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, James used the publican as his N.O.K. He enlisted in 1901 and RTA in 1902.  He returned to his old job but when he was no longer able to work, he spent the last five years of his life as a inmate in the Dunwich Benevolent Asylum. That is where his journey came to an end in 1934. His final trip was a short one. From his death bed at the the Asylum to the Dumwich Benevolent Asylum Cemetery. That is where he rests. Lest We Forget.