Horace Coningsby QUINSEY MM

QUINSEY, Horace Coningsby

    Service Number: 123
    Enlisted: 10 April 1916, Enlisted at Rosebery, NSW
    Last Rank: Driver
    Last Unit: 10th Field Artillery Brigade
    Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1898
    Home Town: Kensington, Randwick, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 2 August 1972, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW
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    World War 1 Service

    10 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 123, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, Enlisted at Rosebery, NSW
    18 May 1916: Involvement Private, 123, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
    18 May 1916: Embarked Private, 123, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
    7 Sep 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion, In France
    23 Feb 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 10th Field Artillery Brigade
    27 Nov 1917: Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On October 25th 1917 when carrying ammunition to his Battery at Zonnebeke under heavy shell fire, one of the Drivers of Quinsey's team was wounded. Driver H. Quinsey dressed his comrade's wounds and carried him to a dressing station; he then returned and with the remaining Drivers safely delivered the ammunition to the Battery. His work throughout the operations has been excellent. London Gazette on 4 February 1918, page 1619, position 90. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 June 1918, page 1393, position 188
    31 Mar 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 123, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William Quinsey and Alexandra Quinsey nee Bain of 'Coila', Winkurra Street, Kensington, NSW.

    Commenced return to Australia on 18 Deceber 1919 aboard HT Konigan Luise disembarking on 2 February 1920

    Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    During 1931c Horace married Eileen E. Murphy in Waverley, NSW

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