John Francis QUINLAN

QUINLAN, John Francis

Service Number: 5163
Enlisted: 3 January 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 55th Infantry Battalion
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
Home Town: Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Wire Netting Weaver
Died: Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 8 November 1942, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales
Section M2, Row 16, Grave 2712
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World War 1 Service

3 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5163, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
1 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 5163, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 5163, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney
24 May 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, From 3rd Battalion
17 May 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5163, 55th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to bronchitis

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Quinlan and Julia Quinlan of Elswick Street Leichhardt, Sydney, NSW

Apprenticed to J. Lysaght Bros of Parramatta, NSW, for nine years

Commenced return to Australia 13 February 1917 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 14 April 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal