Henry John QUINN

QUINN, Henry John

Service Number: 5397
Enlisted: 8 March 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Hartley, New South Wales, Australia, 1884
Home Town: Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

8 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5397, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
22 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 5397, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
22 Aug 1916: Embarked Private, 5397, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Henry Quinn and Ellen Quinn of Hartley, NSW

Husband of Lily Quinn of Brougham Street, Darlinghurst, NSW. Father of Hnery L. Quinn

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal