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QUINN, Michael John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1221 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 February 1916, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ellerston, New South Wales, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Scone, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, 18 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Nine Elms British Cemetery Plot V1, Row C, Grave 22 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Scone Barwick House War Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1221, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1221, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1221, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 14 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1221, 34th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the head and chest | |
| 18 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1221, 34th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Timothy Quinn and Ellen Quinn of Park Street, Scone, NSW.
Brother of Timothy James Quinn who returned to Australia on 1 July 1919 having served with the 34th Battalion; Dennis Quinn who returned to Australia on 2 March 1918 having served with the 34th Battalion; William Vincent Quinn who returned to Australia on 15 April 1918 having served with the 34th Battalion
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal