George Harold QUIGG

Regimental number2491
Date of birth22 December 1893
Place of birthSutton Forest, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWingello, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.1
Height5' 10.5"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Quigg, Wingello PO, Wingello, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Place of enlistmentGoulburn, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1918
Discharge date4 September 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 13 March 1917 (shell shock).Wounded in action (second occasion), 26 September 1917 (gun shot wound, left leg, shoulder: severe).

Commened return to Australia on board HT 'Ruahine', 12 May 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 4 September 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No N244950.
Date of death14 July 1964
Age at death70
Place of burialPenrose Cemetery
SourcesNAA: B2455, QUIGG George Harold