Regimental number | 3104 |
Place of birth | Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Fort St Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 'Roslyn', Albert Street, Petersham, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W T Quick, 'Roslyn,' Albert Street, Petersham, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3104A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 20), Fleurbaix, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 163 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: W.and C. QUICK, 238 Leahurst Road, Lewisham, London, England. Native of Redfern, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 4th Bn and reverts to the rank of Private, Tel el Kebir, 21 January 1916. Transferred to 56th Bn, 16 February 1916; taken on strength of 56th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Promoted Temporary Corporal, Ferry Post, 18 April 1916; Sergeant and Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant, Ferry Post, 28 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Buried at Rifle Villa Cemetery by Reverend James Greene, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, QUICK Francis Henry |