William James QUINN

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Service Number:	2316
Enlisted:	24 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Farrier Corporal
Last Unit:	Anzac Mounted Division Train
Born:	Cobram, Victoria, Australia, 1882
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Memorials:

24 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2316, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
2 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 2316, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Uganda embarkation_ship_number: A66 public_note: ''
2 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 2316, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Uganda, Melbourne
8 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Farrier Corporal, 2316, Anzac Mounted Division Train, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Next of kin was given as his sister Blanche O'Gorman, Picola, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 15 June 1919 aboard HT Essex disembarking on 25 July 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal