QUEENAN, Denis
| Service Number: | 6614 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Portsmouth, England, 17 December 1944, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6614, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6614, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6614, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 6 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6614, 17th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to Varicocele |
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Son of Thomas Queenan and Mary Queenan of London, England. Brother of George Queenan who returned to Australia on 13 June 1919 having served with the 2nd Motor Transport Company.
Next of kin was given as his brother W. Queenan of St. Josephs School, Orpington Kent, England.
Later changed to his wife Marian Rachael Queenan nee Forsythe of Victoria Road, Bournesmouth, England. Denis and Rachel married on 12 June 1917 in Hampshire, England. Registrar officiated. Both were sometimes known as Queenan Durrant.
Previously served with the Grenadier Guards but after six weeks he was found to be medically unfit.
Commenced return to Australia on 10 January 1918 aboard HT Corinthic diembarking on 7 March 1918.
Medal: British War Medal