Military service
Service number:
861
Age:
27
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Division:
1st Battalion
Death:
July 1, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
C. 20.
Additional information
Son of Timothy and Margaret Quigley, of St. John's, Newfoundland.
Digital gallery of Private Michael Joseph Quigley
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Photo of Michael Joseph Quigley
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Photo of MICHAEL JOSEPH QUIGLEY
In memory of the men and women from Newfoundland who went away to war and did not come home. From the Rooms Archives and Museum St Johns Newfoundland. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial plaque
Memorial plaque sent to Michael's parents after his death in the First World War -
Cemetery
The 'Y' Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France -
Grave Marker
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Memorial
In memory of the men and women from Newfoundland who went away to war and did not come home. From the Rooms Archives and Museum St Johns Newfoundland. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Michael Joseph Quigley
Digital gallery of
Private Michael Joseph Quigley
Digital gallery of
Private Michael Joseph Quigley
Digital gallery of
Private Michael Joseph Quigley
Digital gallery of
Private Michael Joseph Quigley
Digital gallery of
Private Michael Joseph Quigley
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 103 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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Service record(s)
Digitized personnel record available through Library and Archives Canada.
Y RAVINE CEMETERY Somme, France
Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux then Serre Les Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre Les Puisieux, 3 kilometres further along the D919, turn left following the signs for Auchonvillers. At the crossroads in the village centre following the signs for Newfoundland Park, Beaumont Hamel. The Y Ravine Cemetery is located within the Park.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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