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QUINLAN, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1987 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 June 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1987, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1987, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1987, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Philip Quinlan and Delia Quinlan nee Duggan of Abbotsford, Victoria.
Next of kin given as his brother J. Quinlan of Abbotsford, Victoria later of Coburg, Victoria.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal