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QUIRK, Augustus Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3168 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, October 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Roman Catholic area FM, Row 29D, Grave 6. Interred on 23 October 1956 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3168, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3168, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3168, 6th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3168, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the erd Military District as medically unfit due to epilepsy |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Also known as Harold Augustine Quirk. Served as Augustus Harold Quirk.
Son of Thomas Quirk and Catherine Quirk of Gundagai, NSW.
Husband of Elizabeth Agnes Quirk nee Murray of Station Street, North Carlton, Victoria. Augustus and Elizabeth were married during 1906c. Father of Harold T. Quirk, William P. Quirk, Thelma K. Quirk, Myra E. Quirk and Gordon R. Quirk
Commenced return to Australia 28 January 1916 aboard HS Kanowna
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal