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QUINN, Cornelius
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1747 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | Scone, New South Wales, Australia, 27 October 1888 |
| Home Town: | Scone, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 1 February 1926, aged 37 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Winton General Cemetery, Qld Old Cemetery, Grave 876. Interred on 1 February 1926 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1747, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 19 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1747, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1747, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney | |
| 1 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Imperial Camel Corps , From 18th Battalion | |
| 15 Nov 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1747, Imperial Camel Corps , Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to chronic Pyelonephritis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Quinn and Catherine Quinn of 'Owengap', Scone, NSW
Brother of Joseph James Quinn who returned to Australia on 3 January 1918 having served with the 54th Battalion and Thomas Regis Quinn who returned to Australia on 25 October 1917 having served with the 14th Field Ambulance.
Returned to Australia on 2 September 1916 aboard HS Ascanius
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 3 Juily 1924 Cornelius married Violet May Brown in QLD