John Patrick QUINLAN

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Service Number:	2040
Enlisted:	16 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gosport, Hampshire, England, 1871
Home Town:	South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mariner
Memorials:

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2040, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
26 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2040, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
26 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2040, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
19 Dec 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2040, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged in London for commissioned rank in the Royal Navy Reserves

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Address at the time of enlistment was City Road, South Melborne, Victoria.

Next of kin given as his sister Agnes Quinlan of Connith Avenue, Cork, Ireland

On 20 December 1915 John joined the Royal Navy Reserves with the rank on Sub. LIeutenant. The first ship he was drafted to was HMS Europa

Medal: 1914-1915 Star. The British War Medal and Victory Medal were to be issued by the British Admiralty.