William John QUINN

QUINN, William John

    Service Number: 5076
    Enlisted: 29 September 1915, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 17th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Brownlea, New South Wales, 1897
    Home Town: Rockley, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales
    Schooling: Public School, New South Wales
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Died of wounds, Ypres, Belgium, 16 October 1917
    Cemetery: Nine Elms British Cemetery
    Plot 1V, Row C, Grave 12 Headstone inscription reads: Times has passed I still I miss him words would fail my love to tell, Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinghe, Flanders, Belgium
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon
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    World War 1 Service

    29 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5076, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
    5 Jun 1916: Involvement Private, 5076, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
    5 Jun 1916: Embarked Private, 5076, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney
    7 Jun 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5076, 17th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the leg
    16 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5076, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Wounded for the second time, shell wounds to the back and arm
    16 Oct 1917: Involvement Private, 5076, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5076 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-16

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Michael and Selena Jane Quinn of Brownlea, Rockley, NSW

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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