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QUINN, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7785 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Swansea, Tasmania, Australia , 31 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Tasmania, Australia, October 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Roman Catholic, Row S, Grave 140. Interred on 14 October 1965 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7785, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 7785, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 7785, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 1 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7785, 12th Infantry Battalion, Multiple shrapnel wounds. Invalided to England on 5 May 1918 | |
| 27 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7785, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Quinn and Margaret Anna Quinn nee Bryan of Launceston, Tasmania.
Commenced return to Australia on 3 October 1918 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 26 November 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Tasmania
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Address at the time of death was Lindisfame, Tasmania
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