Wyndham History

R. Quick, Tarneit

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R. Quick, Tarneit

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Wyndham City Libraries

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eng

World War One Veterans Item Type Metadata

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R. Quick, Tarneit

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R. Quick, Tarneit
The Werribee Shire area covered a vast area in 1915-1920 and there are names on the 
honor board from Werribee, Tarneit, Truganina, Little River, Mount Cottrell, Metropolitan Farm, West Footscray, Melton, Williamstown, Laverton, Newport, Bacchus Marsh and Spotswood.  

Whilst this name and initial appears in the Werribee Shire Banner's Roll of Honor and on the RSL Honor Board, no soldier could be found with the surname of R. Quick who had any link to Werribee. 

Quick, R., from Tarneit" first appeared in the Roll of Honor, Werribee Shire Banner, 13 February 1919, p.3 which was after the war had ended.

A Mr. F. J. Quick of Tarneit perfomed the cleaning of street channels in the Werribee area for Council in the late 1910s and early 1920s.

If you have any information that could help us in our research, please contact the Plaza Library on 8734 2600 or email familyhistorylibrarian@wyndham.vic.gov.au 

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“R. Quick, Tarneit,” Wyndham History, accessed December 1, 2023, http://www.wyndhamhistory.net.au/items/show/2599.

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