QUINN, James Barnabus
| Service Number: | 3153 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1915, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Swansea, Tasmania, Australia , 25 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 28 July 1968, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Roman Catholic Monumental Section 4, Grave 226 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3153, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3153, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3153, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, From 17th Battalion | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3153, 55th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right elbow. Invalided to England aboad HS Aberdonian from Rouen | |
| 18 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3153, 55th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Matthew Quinn and Alice Quinn nee Bryan of Castlereagh Street, Redfern, NSW formerly of Swansea, Tasmania
Brother of George Arthur Quinn who returned to Australia on 20 July 1917 having served with the 30th Battalion; Lewis Claude Quinn who returned to Australia on 27 November 1918 having served with the 37th Battalion; Timothy Quinn who returned to Autralia on 20 September 1919 having served with the 30th Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1919 aboard HT Tras-os-Montes disembarking on 25 May 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Eileen Frances Quinn nee Ward. James and Eileen married during 1919c in Randwick, NSW