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QUINN, William Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2929 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1916, Enlisted at Rutherford, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Scone, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Scone, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Scone, New South Wales, Australia, 1929, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2929, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rutherford, NSW | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2929, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2929, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 5 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2929, 34th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues |
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; Michael Joseph Quinn who died of wounds on 18 October 1917 while serving with the 34th Battalion. Michael was buried in the Nine Elms British Cemetery, Plot V1, Row C, Grave 22.
Commenced return to Australia on 31 January 1918 aboard HT Osterley disembarking on 15 April 1918
Medal: British War Medal