Cecil Aloysius QUIN

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Service Number:	2645
Enlisted:	30 November 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Motor Transport Company
Born:	Sandringham, Victoria, Australia, 15 June 1896
Home Town:	Sandringham, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Civil Servant
Died:	Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 9 July 1968, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic area, Row R, Grave 369
Memorials:

30 Nov 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 2645, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
22 Dec 1917:	Involvement 2645, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1917:	Embarked 2645, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
24 Aug 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Motor Transport Company
21 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2645, 5th Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Michael Quin and Margaret Quin nee Donegan of Georgina Street, Sandringham, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 13 July 1919 aboard HT Persic disembarking on 29 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1924c Cecil married Mary Elizabeth Burgess in Victoria