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John Kitchen QUICK

Regimental number371
Place of birthTrevega Lowsdnack, St Ives, Cornwall, England
Place of birthSt. Ives, Cornwall, England
SchoolGrammar School, St Ives, Cornwall, England
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Address77 Dugan Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Matthew Quick, St Ives, Cornwall, England
Previous military serviceServed with Royal 1st Devon IMperial Yeomanry for 7 years.
Enlistment date4 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 29 June 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A36 Thirty Six on 12 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of pneumonia.
FateDied of disease 14 August 1915
Place of death or woundingHeliopolis, Egypt
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialCairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 26), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
114
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Matthew and Mary QUICK

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