QUINCE, Harrie Osborne
| Service Number: | 1386 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1915, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company |
| Born: | Booligal, New South Wales, Australia, 11 November 1886 |
| Home Town: | Portland, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner / Labourer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, France, 2 December 1918, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
St. Pol British Cemetery, St. Pol-sur-Ternoise Plot III, Row D, Grave 2 Headstone Inscription "SACRED HEART OF JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Portland District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1386, Mining Corps, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 1386, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 1 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant | |
| 2 Dec 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1386, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1386 awm_unit: Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-12-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Harrie Osborne QUINCE was born on 11th November, 1886 in Booligal, New South Wales
His parents were Edward QUINCE & Annie Elizabeth DORAN
He married Caroline Mary BYRNE on 26th December, 1911 in St Vincents Roman Catholic Church at Portland, NSW - two known children, Osborne Richard b. 1914 & Mary E b. 1916
He enlisted in Lithgow on 31st August, 1915 & embarked from Sydney on 20th February 1916 on the HMAT Ulysses with the Mining Corp reinforcement 1
Harrie fell ill with influenza and subsequently died from pneumonia in the 12th Stationary Hospital in Rouen, France and is buried in St Pol British Cemetery
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
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