QUINN, Edgar James
Service Numbers: | 2194, R2194 |
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Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
Home Town: | Maylands, Bayswater, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Carriage Builder |
Died: | Bassendean, Western Australia, 24 October 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2194, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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6 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2194, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
6 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2194, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Fremantle | |
23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, R2194, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, R2194, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Fremantle | |
5 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, R2194, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District. Letter R was added to his service number when taken on strength |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Frederick Quinn and Jane Quinn nee Charet of 7th Avenue, Maylands, WA formerly of Melbourne, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 3 January 1916 aboard HT Ulysses for three months change he later re-embarked HT Berrima to return to England.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboat HT Soudan disembarking on 21 June 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal