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QUINLAN, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5172, 5172A |
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| Enlisted: | 20 January 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA. Letter A added when taken on strength with the 11th Battalion on 15 December 1916 now 5172A |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northam, Western Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Northam, Northam, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Narrogin, Western Australia, 18 June 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Narrogin Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Northam Memorial Hospital |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5172, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA. Letter A added when taken on strength with the 11th Battalion on 15 December 1916 now 5172A | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5172, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5172, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 7 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5172A, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Quinlan of Fitzgerald Street, Northam, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 31 March 1919 aboard HT Khyber disembarking on 23 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal