QUINLAN, David James
| Service Number: | 6783 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1916, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 15 May 1873 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Pneumonia and influenza, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 3 February 1917, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave 173 - Headstone inscription: Call not back the dear departed anchored safe where storms are o'er, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Newcastle (Gardner Memorial) War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6783, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6783, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6783, 4th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Captain Henry Jeremiah and Georgina Ann Harriett Quinlan; brother of Albert Quinlan of Murray Avenue, Newcastle, NSW
Medal: British War Medal
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Private David James Quinlan B was born in 1873 in Newcastle, NSW. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 18th July, 1916 stating he was a 38 year old widower Labourer. He arrived at Devonport, England on 10th January, 1917 & was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 28th January, 1917 with Influenza. He was reported seriously ill with Pneumonia on 30th January, 1917.
Private David James Quinlan died at 6.15 a.m. on 3rd February, 1917 from Pneumonia.
He, along with two other AIF men, was buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire where there are a total of 141 Australian WW1 Soldiers buried - Jenkins buried 7th' McPhee buried 8th (see photo below) & Quinlan buried 6th.
Their full stories can be found here:
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/me---q.html
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