Walter Cecil QUIGG

Regimental number1960
Place of birthSutton Forest, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressSummer Dell, Exeter, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.9
Height5' 7"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs W Quigg, Exeter via Moss Vale, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the 43rd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date15 February 1916
Place of enlistmentMoss Vale, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 23 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 January 1918
Discharge date22 June 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 31 October 1917 (flesh wound, groin).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Osterley', 31 January 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 22 June 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No N104384.
Date of death12 March 1955
Age at death62
Place of burialAll Saints Anglican Cemetery, Sutton Forest, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, QUIGG Walter Cecil