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Albert Spencer QUELCH

Regimental number4754
Place of birthLewisham Road, Windsor, Victoria
SchoolAll Saints Grammar School, East St Kilda, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressThomas Street, Hampton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Albert Ernest Quelch, Thomas Street, Hampton, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in Cadets.
Enlistment date1 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 18), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
102
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Albert and Emma QUELCH, "Hillcrest", thomas Street, Hampton, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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