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QUINN, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6606 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1915, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St. George, Queensland, Australia, 1 May 1884 |
| Home Town: | Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Tuberucolois, St. Vincents Hospice, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 13 March 1939, aged 54 years |
| Cemetery: |
East Lismore (Lismore) General Cemetery Roman Catholic area, Row 9B, Grave 11 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6606, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6606, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6606, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 5 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6606, 1st Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right foot | |
| 30 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6606, 1st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to peripheral neuritis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Quinn and Mabel Quinn of Ann Street, Surry Hills, NSW.
Husband of Elizabeth Quinn nee Allan of Oakley Street, Lambeth, London, England. James and Elizabeth were married on 10 September 1917 in the St. Thomas Church, Lambeth, Surrey, England. The Curate E.M. Williams officiated.
Commenced return to Australia on 31 December 1918 aboard HT Saxon disembarking on 2 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Post war he was a member of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia