Today’s post involves my first cousin four times removed Harold Augustine Quirk. Harold was born in 1885 the son of Thomas Quirk and his wife Kate née Cullen (see post here for more information on this couple). On the 23rd October 1906 at St. Patrick’s church Albury he married Elizabeth Agnes Murray (also known as Letty). They lived at Wagra until 1914 when he sold up the family property and moved his family to Melbourne. On the 16th October 1914 Harold enlisted in the Australian Army with the 6th Australian Infantry Battalion, Service No. 3168. Source: Trove. All ABOUT PEOPLE. (1914, November 11). The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate (NSW : 1898 - 1928) , p. 4. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122205040 Transcript: Mr. Harold Quirk, late of Wagra, who left those parts for Victoria a few months ago, is off to the war. He is at present in camp in Sydney. He purposes taking...
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