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QUINN, John Peter
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 562, 562B |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1916, Enlisted at Maryborough, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Eidsvold, Queensland, Australia, 14 February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Gatton, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heart disease, Eidsvold Hospital, Queensland, Australia, 21 December 1975, aged 85 years |
| Cemetery: |
Eidsvold Cemetery, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Laidley Memorial Park Gates, Shire of Eidsvold Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 562, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Maryborough, QLD | |
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| 6 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 562, 3rd Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 562, 3rd Machine Gun Company, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 4 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 562, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Gassed. Embarked for England aboard HS St. Andrew on 7 November 1917. | |
| 21 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , From 3rd Machine Gun Company and wounding. Re-allocated service number, now 562B | |
| 11 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 562B, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Peter Quinn and Emily Ora Quinn nee Ashness of Gatton, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Soudan disembarking on 31 June 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 23 February 1927 John married Pearl Horn in QLD