John Frederick QUINCE

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Service Number:	2225
Enlisted:	22 March 1916, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Barry, Blayney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 8 May 1960, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Anglican section 19, Grave 884
Memorials:	Blayney Pictorial Honour Roll No 1, Blayney War Memorial Gates

22 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2225, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW
11 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 2225, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: ''
11 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 2225, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney
3 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2225, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the knee and elbow. Transferred to England from Rouen on 22 May 1917 aboard HS Western Australia
22 Jan 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2225, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded

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Son of William Addick Quince and Alice Quince of Barry, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 18 October 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 13 December 1917 as wounded

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1923c John married Jessie L. Cock in Blayney, NSW