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QUINN, Charles Edward Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2615 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gumeracha, South Australia, 22 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Maitland, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Gumeracha School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France Plot 111, Row K, Grave 15. Headstone inscription reads: At home in heaven |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maitland St John's Anglican Church Memorial Altar and Plaque, Maitland War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2615, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2615, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2615, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), RMS Morea, Adelaide | |
| 19 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 16th Battalion | |
| 3 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 2615, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2615 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Quinn and Mary Hilda Quinn nee Hoffmann of Maitland, Yorkes Peninsula, SA formerly of Gumeracha, SA.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal