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QUINAN, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2009 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 12 July 1944, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
South Head General Cemetery, Vaucluse, New South Wales Grave S-L-SE-587 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2009, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2009, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2009, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 3 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2009, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to overage(45 years) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Lowered his age when enlisting. Full name Harold James St. George Quinan but served as Harold Quinan
Son of James McRobert Quinan and Mary Ann Quinan of Old South Head Road, Waverley, NSW
During 1899 Harold married Adelaide E. Comber in Sydney, NSW but at the timeof enlisted he claimed he was single, mother was given as next of kin.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 May 1917 aboard HT Ayrshire disembarked 11 July 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1918c Harold married Daisy Lilian Buasten Burney in Sydney, NSW