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QUINN, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 247 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 November 1915, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Mining Corps |
| Born: | Underwood Street, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 1868 |
| Home Town: | Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Patrick's School, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Miner & Blacksmith |
| Died: | Illness - Malignant Glands of the neck, 4th A.G. Hosptial, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, 21 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales Roman Catholic Section, Row 18, Grave 3583 Minister officiating was Paul Fleming and the undertaker was Charles Kinsela, Waverley General Cemetery, Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 247, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 247, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 247, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 247, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 247, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 21 Dec 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 247, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 247 awm_unit: Tunnelling Company Corps awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-12-21 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin was given as his sister Mary Kent of Belmore Street, Burwood NSW
Son of Michael Quinn and Bridget (nee McNamara) Quinn
9 September 1916 - sailed from Southampton on board Kanowa for Australia and discharge as medically unfit