McQUADE, Charles MM

McQUADE, Charles  MM

Full Name: Charles

McQUADE MM

Date of Birth: 09

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1888

Place of birth: St Kilda VIC

Australia

Occupation: Timber Hewer

Address: Throssell Street Collie WA

Next of Kin: Father- H. McQuade, Mother- Mary McQuade

Next of Kin Address: 20 John Street St Kilda VIC

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 743

Rank: Corporal

Unit/Division: 16th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-10-02

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

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Embarkation Date: 1914-12-22

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-02-03

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-01-24

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2/10/1914- To 16th Battalion ” A ‘ Company as Private
12/04/1915- Joined 16th Battalion Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionaey Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
8/10/1915- Admitted 4th Field Ambulance Mudros West Lemnos ( Influenza )
15/10/1915- Rejoined Unit in the field Mudros Lemnos
30/12/1915- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt ex Mudros Lemnos
29/01/1916- Appointed LANCE CORPORAL Ismailia Egypt
6/05/1916- Promoted CORPORAL Serapeum Egypt
9/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
1/10/1917- Granted Leave England
25/10/1917- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
31/10/1917- Awarded  MILITARY  MEDAL
24/09/1918- Embarked Taranto Italy for Australia per ” Devon ”
23/11/1918- Disembarked Melbourne
24/01/1919- Discharged from Service

 

MILITARY  MEDAL

 

Date of Recommendation  : 1 October 1917

 

” For gallantry and devotion to duty during operations near ZONNEBEKE on the 26th September 1917.  This non-commissioned officer who was the Medical Corporal, followed the attacking troops forward to locate and establish  a forward Dressing Station.  Later on, under heavy Machine Gun and shell fire, he went back, and brought up  supplies of dressings to the new Aid Post , where he then remained attending to the wounded.  His conduct throughout was of the highest order and he was unsparing of self and made most gallant efforts  to get in, and dress the wounded .  Tha Advanced Aid Post where this N.C.O carried out his work , was in the open and by his gallantry in voluntarily establishing a Post so far forward , he undoubtedly saved the lives of many men.  He is strongly recommended for distinction “.

 

Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : 2 May 1918

 

Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : Page  1037,  Position   52

 

Date of London Gazette  :  17 December 1917

 

Location in London Gazette  :  Page  13199,  Position   44.