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QUINN, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5436 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 November 1915, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Taralga, New South Wales, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Taralga, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 1940, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Stone Quarry Cemetery Catholic area, Row V, Grave 2 |
| Memorials: | Loyal Taralga M.U.I.O.O.F. No 325 Roll of Honour, Taralga War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5436, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5436, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5436, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From 1st Battalion | |
| 8 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 5436, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Remained on duty | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 5436, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the right wrist. Invalided to England on 4 September 1918 | |
| 20 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 5436, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John J. Quinn and Mary Quinn of Taralga NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 22 January 1919 aboard HT Demosthenes disembarking on 2 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney by transport.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal