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Cecil Wilfrid Quilliam

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Headstone of Second Lieutenant Cecil Wilfrid Quilliam (60294). Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extension, France. New Zealand War Graves Trust (FRJK4668). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Headstone of Second Lieutenant Cecil Wilfrid Quilliam (60294). Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extensio …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Cecil Wilfrid AWMM
  • Surname
    Quilliam AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 60294 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    J.H. Quilliam (father), Solicitor, Vivian Street, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Le Quesnoy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 60294 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Law Clerk/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Cecil Quilliam was the son of Mr. J. H. Quilliam, of New Plymouth, New Zealand.

    Next of Kin: c/o Mrs Horrocks, Lucerne Rd, Remuera (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    4 November 1918 AWMM
    Le Quesnoy, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France AWMM I. B. 25. AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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    • New Plymouth Boy's High School memorial gate, New Plymouth, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • Cecil was one of four Quilliam siblings who served in the NZEF in WW1, All were my paternal grandfather's first cousins. He and his elder brother Percy Reginald Quilliam were Killed in Action. Lest We Forget.
    Public - WARREN BRUCE - Other relative - 9 October 2015
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Sources

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    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      80: 9 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM
    • The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018) AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM
    • Pugsley, C. (2018). Le Quesnoy, 1918 : New Zealand's Last Battle. Auckland, New Zealand : Oratia. AWMM
    • NZEF CASUALTIES — LE QUESNOY As noted in the Appendix of Dr Christopher Pugsley’s book: Le Quesnoy 1918: New Zealand’s Last Battle. This list was compiled by Richard Stowers and Herb Farrant, and added to by Christopher Pugsley. Please forward any additional names and details to the author through Oratia Media. The list covers period 1–7 November 1918 and those who died after from wounds received in this period. AWMM

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07 March 2024Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
21 June 2016Warren Bruce Logan Central, Brisbane, Qld, AustraliaOther relative

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