QUIGLEY, Leslie William
| Service Number: | 4251 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 5 July 1897 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 12 February 1958, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4251, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4251, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4251, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4251, 25th Infantry Battalion, Shell Shock. Embarked for England on 15 August 1916 aboard HS Newhaven | |
| 24 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 25th Battalion. | |
| 27 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 25th Infantry Battalion, From 69th Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 26th Infantry Battalion, From 25th Battalion | |
| 2 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4251, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Quigley and Harriet Ritchie formerly Quigley nee Boyd of Elizabeth Street, Gympie, QLD.
Brother of Albert George Quigley who returned to Australia on 28 October 1916 having served with the 25th Battalion; Roy Ernest Quigley who returned to Australia on 1 June 1918 having served with the 49th Battalion.
Husband of Lilian Beatrice Quigley nee Brinton of Queens Parade, Bristol, England. Leslie and Lilian were married on 25 October 1917 in the Registry Office. Francis S. Bealey the Registrar officiated.
Commenced return to Australia with his wife on 12 July 1919 SS Indarra disembarking on 9 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal