Jonah QUINN MM

QUINN, Jonah

    Service Number: 3918
    Enlisted: 12 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Birregurra, Victoria, Australia, 1890
    Home Town: Birregurra, Colac-Otway, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Birregurra, Victoria, Australia, 6 July 1975, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Whoorel/Birregurra Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
    Interred on 7 July 1975.
    Memorials: Birregurra & District Residents Roll of Honor, Birregurra Christ Church Anglican Church Honor Roll, Birregurra State School Roll of Honor, Birregurra War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    12 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3918, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    23 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 3918, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
    23 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 3918, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
    15 Aug 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3918, 6th Infantry Battalion
    20 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3918, 6th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion.
    29 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3918, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Gassed
    27 Oct 1918: Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads:- For conspicuous gallantry on the 23rd day of August 1918, at Herleville Wood. During the attack when the enemy were trying to break through a small gap between our right flank and the Division on our right, this soldier, moving forward alone and firing his Lewis Gun from the hip, succeeded in holding up the attacking troops until the remainder of his platoon came forward and filled the gap. Later on when the final objective had been reached, he and his section crawled forward and established a post some hundred yards in advance where he remained engaging two hostile Machine Guns. He succeeded in silencing the enemy guns, thus allowing his platoon to consolidate. London Gazette on 14 May 1919, page 6060, position 73 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 September 1919, page 1368, position 3
    21 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3918, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of George Quinn and Sarah Quinn nee Green of Birregurra, Victoria. Brother of Michael George Quinn who returned to Australia on 22 May 1919 having served with the 6th Battalion

    Commenced return to Australia on 14 January 1919 of HT City of York disembarking on 27 February 1919

    Medals: Military Medal, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Husband of Annie Elizabeth Quinn nee Lorencini. Jonah and Annie were married during 1944c in Victoria

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