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QUINN, Michael George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3917 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 66th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Birregurra Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Birregurra, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, November 1938, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Preston Public Cemetery, Victoria Row E, Grave 4138. Interred on 1 December 1938. Grave is unmarked |
| Memorials: | Birregurra & District Residents Roll of Honor, Birregurra Christ Church Anglican Church Honor Roll, Birregurra State School Roll of Honor, Birregurra War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3917, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3917, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3917, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3917, 6th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock. | |
| 27 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3917, 66th 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 George Quinn and Sarah Quinn nee Green of Birregurra, Victoria. Brother of Jonah(Jonas) Quinn MM who returned to Australia on 27 February 1919 having served with the 6th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 31 March 1919 aboard HT Khyber disembarking on 22 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Michael married Mabel Thelma Higgins in Victoria