QUINN, John
| Service Number: | 4881 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1915, Gilgandra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moama, NSW, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Gilgandra, Gilgandra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Memorials: | Gilgandra Coo-ee March Gallery, Gilgandra NSW 100th Anniversary of The Cooee March |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4881, 13th Infantry Battalion, Gilgandra, NSW | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4881, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4881, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of W Quinn, Tocum Wall PO, Tocum, New South Wales
John enlisted in Gilgandra 1 October 9, 1915. He was born in Moama and his parents lived in Tocumwal, NSW. He joined the Coo-ee March and trained in Liverpool before embarking on the Star of Victoria to Egypt. He trained further with the 4th Pioneer Battalion and embarked from Alexandria to France where he was taken on strength with the 46th Battalion. Admitted to hospital in France in July 1916 with an injury to his right leg, John was treated and convalesced then discharged to the Etaples Base to work with the Sanitary Squad. From there he spent his time with the 1st Anzac Reinforcement Camp and the Australian Employment Company.
Returned to Australia on the Nevasa and arrived in Sydney on April 23, 1919 to be discharged on October 3, 1919 with a disability of the right lower limb.