QUINN, George Herbert
| Service Number: | 914 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Swansea, Tasmania, Australia, 5 November 1885 |
| Home Town: | Geeveston, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 15 June 1931, aged 45 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Swansea All Saints Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Swansea Glamorgan WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 914, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 914, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 914, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 914, 40th Infantry Battalion, Remained on duty | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 914, 40th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. | |
| 17 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 40th Battalion | |
| 10 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 914, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Discharged at the 6th Military District |
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Son of Hubert Hugh Quinn and Mary Ann Quinn nee Bellette of Swansea.
Brother of James Levi Quinn who was killed in action on 13 June 1918 while serving with the 40th Battalion and is buried in the Assevillers New British Cemetery, Plot 1X, Row B, Grave 1; Trevor Quinn who died of bronchial-pneumonia while serving with the AustralianGraves Service and was buried in the Charleroi Communal Cemetery Row M, Grave 1
Husband of Ella Quinn nee McLean of Geeveston, Tasmania. George and Ella married on 27 DEcember 1910 in Geeveston, Tasmania.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 January 1919 aboard HT Orsova disembarking on 20 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart, Tasmania
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal