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QUINN, Gerald Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6338 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Medical Corps WW1 |
| Born: | Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 26 September 1878 |
| Home Town: | Cunnamulla, Paroo, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 4 December 1927, aged 49 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hughenden General Cemetery, Queensland Plot 1183. Grave unmarked |
| Memorials: | Paroo Shire Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6338, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, NSW | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6338, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6338, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 6 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, From 15th Battalion | |
| 17 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6338, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to sycosis senility. There was also a doubt whether he would be able to stand a cold winter due to his age |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Cunnamulla, QLD
Son of John Windlass Quinn and Mary Ann Quinn nee Connell of Koongal, Rockhampton, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 2 December 1917 aboard HT Persic disembarking on 12 February 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal