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QUINN, Edward Leo
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 388 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 September 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Brompton, South Australia, 23 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 388, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 388, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 388, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Field Ambulance | |
| 7 Nov 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, For gallantry and devotion to duty in the field during the period of February 10 and 20 September 1917 London Gazette on 28 December 1917, page 13568, position 112 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 18 April 1918, page 845, position 90 | |
| 24 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 388, 3rd Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Joseph Quinn and Mary Jane Quinn nee Fitzgerald of Wells Street, Hindmarsh, SA.
Commenced return to Australia from Suez on 13 October 1918 aboard HT Devon disembarking on 23 November 1918 at Melbourne for overland travel to Brisbane
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal