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QUINN, Henry David
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2053, 1955 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 11 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Ultimo, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 27 June 1963, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Randwick General Cemetery, New South Wales Church of England, Row N, Grave 22. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1914: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Stoker, 2053, Royal Australian Navy | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Stoker, 2053, Royal Australian Navy | |
| 17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1955, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1955, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1955, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 1955, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Harris Street, Ultimo, NSW.
Son of John Queen and Margaret Quinn nee Stephenson of Bourke Street, Surry Hills, NSW
Previously served with the Royal Australian Navy aboard H.M.A.S. Australia.
Medals (Navy): 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
AIF Service
Commenced return to Australia on 17 July 1916 aboard HT Seeang Choon disembarking on 18 August 1916
Medal: British War Medal
Husband of Marion Sarah Quinn nee Morris. Henry and Marion married during 1926c in Sydney, NSW. He divorced first wife Ivy Lydia Quinn around about the time of enlistment