Harold William QUINNELL

QUINNELL, Harold William

    Service Number: 2206
    Enlisted: 28 March 1916, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 33rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
    Home Town: Uralla, Uralla, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Boundary Rider
    Died: Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 7 March 1979, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Armidale General Cemetery
    Church of England area, Row 36, Plot 1-3
    Memorials: Armidale Memorial Fountain
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    World War 1 Service

    28 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW
    24 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 2206, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
    24 Aug 1916: Embarked Private, 2206, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
    9 Jun 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound to the left shoulder. Transferred to England on 13 June 1917 aboard HS St. David
    12 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the head. Embarked for England on 15 October 1917 aboard HS Jans Breydel
    30 Mar 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Third occasion.
    12 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Fourth occasion.
    25 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Henry Joseph Quinnell and Cordelia Quinnell of Gestwyck Station, Uralla, NSW.

    Brother of Harry Wilfred Quinnell who returned to Australia on 25 January 1919 having served with the 33rd Battalion

    Commenced return to Australia on 12 June 1919 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 10 August 1919

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

    During 1920c Harold married Vera M. Parry in Armidale, NSW

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