William John QUELCH

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Service Number:	1846
Enlisted:	10 February 1916, Enlisted at Charters Towers
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	Australian Mounted Divisional Train
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 6 August 1874
Home Town:	Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 14 August 1944, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZAC, 7-85-59
Memorials:

10 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1846, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Charters Towers
8 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 1846, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
8 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 1846, 11th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mongolia, Sydney
27 Jul 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, Australian Mounted Divisional Train
9 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Mounted Divisional Train
20 Oct 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1846, Australian Mounted Divisional Train, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to epilepsy

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Son of William Quelch and Sarah Jane Quelch nee Brennan of Anne Street, Charters Towers, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 30 August 1918 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking on 3 October 1918 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal