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QUINN, William James Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 975 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Xavier's Catholic School, Singleton, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway Shunter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, North Sydney Tramways Pictorial Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 975, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 975, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 975, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Company, From 20th Battalion, at Moascar | |
| 5 May 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 975, 5th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 975 awm_unit: 5th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-05-05 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Joseph Quinn and Sarah Jane Quinn nee Chapman of Frederick Street, Petersham, NSW formerly of Singleton, NSW.
Brother of Charles Gladstone Quinn MID who returned to Australia on 19 July 1918 having served with the 53rd Battalion.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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