Harold QUERIPEL

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Service Number:	4279
Enlisted:	9 November 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bealiba, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Bealiba, Central Goldfields, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Died of wounds, 12th General Hospital, Rouen, France, 27 September 1917
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block P, Plot III, Row I, Grave 4B. Headstone inscription reads: He laid down his life for us a life made beautiful by kindly deeds
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bealiba Memorial Gate Posts, Dunolly Great War Memorial

9 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4279, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
29 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 4279, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 4279, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
20 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4279, 7th Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds to the shoulder, head and legs.

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Son of John Queripel and Sarah Elizabeth Queripel of Bealiba, Victoria.

Prior to enlisted he had been a member of the Hawthorn Rifle Club for eighteen months.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal