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QUIRKE, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5747 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1916, Enlisted in Brunswick, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coburg, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker's Assistant |
| Died: | Sea Lake, Victoria, Australia, 1933, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5747, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Brunswick, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5747, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5747, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5747, 5th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Wound to the right arm. Transferred to England on 16 October 1917. | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5747, 5th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shell wound to the thigh. Transferred to England on 27 August 1918 | |
| 7 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5747, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Quirke and Emily Eveline Quirke nee Barry of Barry Street, Coburg, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 25 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking 23 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal