Lance Corp
Reginald
Percy
Quilliam
Born in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Brother of
Vita Louisa (Quilliam) Horrocks, Ronald Henry (Quillian) Quilliam LLB, Cecil Wilfred Quilliam and Newton Quilliam
Died
at about age 28
in Somme, Northern France
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Biography
Reginald Quilliam is an Anzac who served in World War One.
Lance Corp Reginald Quilliam was Killed in Action during World War I.
Reginald was born in 1888. He was the son of James Quillian and Bella Jury.
He attended New Plymouth Boys' High School and Nelson College (1904-1906). He worked as a Law Clerk with the firm Govett & Quilliam, New Plymouth.
Reginald was single when the 1st World War Broke out. He enlisted and served as a Private with the Wellington Infantry Battalion, 5th Reinforcements. At enlistment his next of kin was recorded as his father, James H. Quilliam, Solicitor, New Plymouth, Taranaki.
EMBARKATION DETAILS WW1 13 Jun 1915-24 July 1915 from Wellington, New Zealand to Suez, Egypt. HMNZT 24. Vessel was Maunganui.
His three brothers Newton, Ronald and Cecil also served in the War. Cecil was killed in action.
Tragically Reginald was killed in action on 3 August 1916 at the Battle of the Somme. He was about 27 years of age.
Burial
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France[1]
Memorial
New Plymouth Boy's High School memorial gate, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Sources
- NZ BDM Historical Birth Records: 1888/7837
- Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph [[1]]
- NZ BDM Historical Death Records: 1918/72961
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Reginald by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Reginald:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Reginald by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Reginald:
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~6.25%
Graeme Jury
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T495938 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN18188
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~6.25%
Peggy (Jury) Johnston :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T478892 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN33040
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~6.25%
Bryan Jury :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H229315 [compare]
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~3.12%
Lauren (Bowen) Procter :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A946639 [compare], Ancestry member rlprocter72
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~3.12%
Tania (Duval) Senn-Moore :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A414913 [compare], Ancestry member kimybear2000
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~3.12%
Robyn (Jury) Brooks :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Laurie Fabish :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T237980 [compare]
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