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QUINNELL, Bertie Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6355 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Coolamon, Coolamon, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Leeton, New South Wales, Australia, 26 September 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Leeton General Cemetery, NSW Church of England 5, Row G, Grave 03 |
| Memorials: | Adelong Methodist Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6355, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6355, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6355, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Company, From 17th Battalion | |
| 27 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 23rd Machine Gun Company, From 5th Machine Gun Company | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6355, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 7 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6355, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Quinnell and Mary Lavinia Ward formerly Quinnell nee Cartwright of Coolamon, NSW.
Brother of James Robert Quinnell who returned to Australia on 28 June 1919 having served with the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1919 aboard HT Boarda disembarking on 28 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1933c Bertie married Amy G. Bailey in Wagga Waffa, NSW