William Matthew Simpson QUIN

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QUIN, William Matthew Simpson

Service Number:	2036
Enlisted:	27 August 1914, Enlisted at Portville, Tasmania.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Army Medical Corps WW1
Born:	Edinburgh, Scotland, 1880
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Ironmonger's Assistant
Died:	General Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 3 September 1936, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Church of England area, L1, Grave 220. Interred on 4 September 1936
Memorials:	Hobart Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

27 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 2036, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Portville, Tasmania.
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Gunner, 2036, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Gunner, 2036, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Geelong, Hobart
2 Sep 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 2036, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Wound to the left knee and head. Embarked HS Salla on 3 September 1915
15 Nov 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 2036, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Second occasion. Wounds to the left arm and left thigh. Invalided to England on 20 November 1917
13 Apr 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, At Southall, England
9 Feb 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2036, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, Discharged at the 6th Military District as medically unfit

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania.

Next of kin given as Leonard Aspinell of Letitia Street, Hobart, Tasmania

Husband of Edie M. Quin of Glencairn, Joppa, Scotland

Commenced return to Australia on 15 November1919 aboard HT Ypringa disembarking 4 January 1920 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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