William QUINN

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Service Number:	4169
Enlisted:	3 February 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	St. Andrews, Glasgow, Scotland, 1878
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

3 Feb 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4169, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
16 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 4169, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 4169, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
9 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, From 1st Pioneer Battalion
2 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4169, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was given as Kent Street, Sydney, NSW.

Next of kin given as his sister Jessie Quinn of Sandyfelt Street, South Side, Glasgow, Scotland

Commenced return to Australia on 13 July 1919 aboard HT Persic disembarking on 2 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal