John Francis QUINN

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Service Number:	2355
Enlisted:	12 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Jerilderie, New South Wales, 1871
Home Town:	Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wharf Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 5 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

12 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2355, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2355, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2355, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne

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Husband of Christina Quinn of 40 York Street, North Fitzroy, Vic.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal