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QUINLAN, John James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4879 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 November 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Kyneton, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 28 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Plot XXV, Row B, Grave No. 22. Headstone inscription reads: In memory of my beloved son at rest |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyneton Honour Roll, Kyneton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4879, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4879, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4879, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Hogs Back | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4879, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4879, 57th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4879, 57th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 27 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4879, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Multiple SW sustained in front line trenches holding Broodseinde. Evacuated to 15th Australian Field Ambulance however died of wounds 28 October 1917. | |
| 28 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 4879, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4879 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-28 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
John James Quinlan is also remembered on the Redesdale Mechanics Institute Honour Roll, Vic.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Sarah Jane Quinlan of Wilson Street, Middle Brighton, Victoria formerly of Kyneton, Victoria.
Next of kin given as his brother Edmund (Edward) Isidore Quinlan of Mitiamo via Bendigo, Victoria. Edmund returned to Australia on 28 June 1919 having served with the 57th Battalion
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal