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QUINSEY, Herbert Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1815, R1815 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1815, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1815, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1815, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 5 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1815, 1st Infantry Battalion, Wound to the thigh | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, R1815, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, R1815, 45th Infantry Battalion , HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, R1815, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Fremantle | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, R1815, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, From 27th Battalion | |
| 13 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, R1815, 50th Infantry Battalion, Fractured clavicle. Invalided to England on 5 September 1918 | |
| 31 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, R1815, 50th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his niece Esther McNamara of George Street, Redfern, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 August 1915 (first time) aboard HT Themistocles
Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard HT Karoa disembarking on 10 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal