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William QUIGLEY

Regimental number952
Place of birthBirmingham, England
SchoolStirckly Council School, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMachinist
Address72 Charlotte Road, Stirchley Birmingham, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Louisa Quigley, 72 Charlotte Road, Stirchley Birmingham, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialPuchevillers British Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 19), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
94
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Louisa QUIGLEY, 72 Charlotte Road, Stirchley, Birmingham, England

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