John Henry QUINLAN

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Service Number:	4278
Enlisted:	24 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Romsey, Victoria, Australia, 1884
Home Town:	Monegeeta, Macedon Ranges, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Mont Park, Victoria, Australia, July 1962, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic area, Row R, Grave 1699. Interred on 16 July 1962
Memorials:	Romsey Soldiers Honor Roll

24 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4278, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
29 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 4278, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 4278, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
18 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4278, 7th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the left arm and elbow. Admitted to an English hospital on 22 August 1918
21 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4278, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of John Henry Quinlan and Bridget Quinlan nee Egan of South Monegatta, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Soudan disembarking on 29 June 1919

Medals: British War Meda, Victory Medal

During 1932c John married Ellen Marie Houlihan in Victoria