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Joseph Wentworth QUIRK

Regimental number64089
Date of birth14 February 1900
Place of birthWest Maitland, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address36 Fotheringham Street, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18 years
Height 5' 4.75"
Weight116 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Mary Rose Quirk, 36 Fotheringham Street, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in Senior Cadets
Enlistment date14 February 1918
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Unit name5th General Service Reinforcements (Egypt) (New South Wales)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Darwin on 14 September 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 28 June 1919
Discharge date19 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Madras', 28 June 1919; disembarked Sydney, 3 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 19 August 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
SourcesNAA: B2455, QUIRK Joseph Wentworth

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