Edward Joseph QUINLAN

QUINLAN, Edward Joseph

Service Number: 1790
Enlisted: 5 January 1915, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 9th Machine Gun Company
Born: Blyth, South Australia, 28 November 1893
Home Town: Blyth, Wakefield, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Blacksmith
Died: Died of wounds - abdomen, 44th Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, 5 October 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery: Nine Elms British Cemetery
Plot III, Row F, Grave 5
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blyth Boys of the Blyth District WW1 Roll of Honour , Blyth Boys of the Blyth District WW1 Roll of Honour , Blyth WW1 Memorial
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World War 1 Service

5 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1790, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
17 Mar 1915: Involvement Private, 1790, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
17 Mar 1915: Embarked Private, 1790, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
18 Feb 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Machine Gun Company
4 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1790, 9th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, Wound to the abdomen
5 Oct 1917: Involvement Sergeant, 1790, 9th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1790 awm_unit: 9th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-05

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Patrick Quinlan and Caroline Quinlan nee Baum of Blyth, SA.

Edward was baptise on 31 December 1893 in the Sevenhill Catholic Church, SA.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal