Leslie QUINN

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Service Number:	5749
Enlisted:	25 January 1916, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cabinetmaker
Died:	New South Wales, Australia , 24 April 1976, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Roman Catholic area, Plaque Lawn, Grave 482
Memorials:

25 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5749, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
3 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 5749, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
3 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 5749, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Sydney
28 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5749, 13th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the back, left thigh and abdomen. Embarked for England on 6 December 1916 aboard HS Wandilla
22 Dec 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5749, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded

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Son of William Henry Quinn and Elizabeth Quinn of Melbourne, Victoria.

Next of kin given as his grandmother Emily Quinn of Harnell Street, Marrickville, Sydney, NSW.

He served a five year cabinet making apprenticeship with Anthony Horden & Son

Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1917 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 25 September 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Husband of Agnes Evelyn Quinn nee OSullivan. Leslie and Agnes were married during 1940c in Randwick, NSW