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QUINN, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6872A |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1917, Enlisted at Coburg, Victoria. Letter A added due to duplication of number |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coburg, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pastry Cook |
| Died: | West Brunswick,Victoria, Australia, 24 January 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden of Remembrance 3, Section 4, Wall G, Niche 25 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6872A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Coburg, Victoria. Letter A added due to duplication of number | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 6872A, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 6872A, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6872A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Invalided to England on 9 August 1918 | |
| 30 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6872A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alexander Quinn and Emily May Quinn nee Lynch of Sheffield Street, Coburg, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 February 1919 aboard HT Orca disembarking on 7 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal