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QUINLAN, Matthew Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 15763 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 15th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Freshwater, Warringah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 15763, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 31 Oct 1916: | Involvement Driver, 15763, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1916: | Embarked Driver, 15763, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 24 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 15th Field Company Engineers | |
| 17 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 15763, 15th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medicaliy unfit due to arthritis and myalgia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Quinlan and Mary Quinlan of Cootamundra, NSW
Husband of Sazie Quinlan nee Cavill of Lock Street, Freshwater, NSW. Matthew and Sazie married during 1901c in Murrumburrah, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 25 March 1919 aboard HT Port Denison disembarking on 13 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal