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QUINN, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4941 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 24 December 1882 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Riveter |
| Died: | Brisbane Mental Hospital, Queensland, Australia, 24 May 1943, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St. George Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4941, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warwick Farm NSW | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4941, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4941, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, At Ismailia. | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Imprisoned Captured at Armentiers while badly wounded. | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4941, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Shell wounds to the left leg, chest and head | |
| 12 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4941, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother Patrick Quinn of Brown Street, Glasgow, Scotland.
Prior to coming to Australia he served for seven years with the 26th Cameronians in Scotland.
Imprisoned in the Hilfs-LLazarett Camp, Holfager, Madgeburg, Germany on 15 August 1916.
On 2 September 1916 he wrote while in Alten-Grabo he wrote requesting that a portion of his pay be allocated to a weekly parcel for a coat and other clothing as he had no friends in England.
Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 25 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal