William John QUINN

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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

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

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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