QUIGLEY, Alfred
(Service number 4/1538)
| First Rank | Sapper | Last Rank | Sapper |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Moa Creek, New Zealand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Alfred Quigley (father), Morven, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Tunnelling Company | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Headquarters, No. 1 Relief | ||
| Date | 18 December 1915 | ||
| Transport | Ruapehu | ||
| Embarked From | Auckland, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Engineers | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 February 1917 | Age | 30 |
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| Place of Death | Messines, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Alfred Quigley was the son of Alfred Frederick and Margaret Quigley, of Morven, Glenavy; husband of Elizabeth Quigley, of 3 King's Avenue, Linwood, New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [4 Jan 2014]; Military Record - Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R20803592
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