Rupert Gustave QUIST

Regimental number3524
Place of birthKempsey New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDental mechanic
AddressWollongong, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, J H Quist, Church Street, Wollongong, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 9), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1987 Corporal Harry Roy QUIST, Australian Corps Signal Company, returned to Australia, 4 July 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal