Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR
1st LHR, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
William McQuiggin
William McQuiggin
Rank: Lieutenant [Lt]
Unit: 1 Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: McQUIGGIN, Lt. William. 1st Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. Age 36. Son of George and the late Mary Ann McQuiggin. Native of Rylstone, New South Wales. B. 47.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of William McQuiggin from The AIF Project:
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | 'Rockville', Rylstone, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 34 |
| Next of kin | Father, George McQuiggin, 'Rockville', Rylstone, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 16 February 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 17 March 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) | Mention in Despatches Killed in Action 4 August 1916. Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29845 (1 December 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 (19 April 1917) |
| Fate | Killed in Action 4 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 47), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and the late Mary Ann MCQUIGGIN. Native of Rylstone, New South Wales |
Additional Reading:
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 1st LHR, Roll of Honour, William McQuiggin
