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QUINNELL, John Robert Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2043 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 December 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Leichhardt & Glebe Public Schools |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | Hernia, Cerebral and Septic Meningitis, 4th Australian General Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 13 November 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales Church of England area, Sel. 14, 7330 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glebe War Memorial, Leichhardt Public School WW1 Supplementary Honour Roll, Leichhardt War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2043, Camel Corps, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 3 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2043, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Karmala embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 3 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2043, Camel Corps, RMS Karmala, Sydney | |
| 5 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 12th Light Horse Regiment, At Moascar | |
| 2 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 2043, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Wound to the head | |
| 13 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 2043, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2043 awm_unit: 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-11-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Quinnell and Cecelia A. Bennetts formerly Quinnell of Balmain Road, Leichhardt, NSW
Commenced return to Australia from Suez on 3 August 1918 aborad HS Karoola for discharge. Disembarked on 6 September 1918.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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