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QUINN, Claude
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 810 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Morpeth, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 8 December 1884 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 28 April 1938, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 810, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 810, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 810, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 9 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 810, 4th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left hand and arm | |
| 30 Mar 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 810, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to shattered fingers |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Cleveland Street, Darlington, NSW.
Son of John Quinn and Amelia Quinn of Ticket Writer, Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 17 September 1915 aboard HT Beltana for discharge disembarking on 30 October 1916
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
He latter re-enlisted but was discharged after only four months as services no longer required
Husband of Daisy Alma Quinn of Heeley Street, Paddington, NSW