QUINNELL, Archibald
| Service Number: | 3890 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelong, New South Wales, 3 April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Adelong, Tumut Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Parramatta, New South Wales, 25 May 1945, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sydney War Cemetery, Rookwood, New South Wales 2W, Row C, Grave 4. Headstone inscription reads: Duty nobly done. Rest in peace |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3890, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3890, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Quinnell and Ann Quinnell nee McCallum of Adelong, NSW.
Prior to enlisting he was a member of the Adelong Rifle Club
8 August 1915 - enlisted at Cootamunda, NSW with the 4th Battalion with the rank of Private, Service Number 3890
10 March 1916 - transferred to the 1st Pioneer Battalion
7 June 1916 - shrapnel wounds to the both legs
12 July 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Indarra disembarking on 8 September 1919
11 January 1920 - Discharged at the 2nd Military Distrist ex-1st Pioneer Battalion
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Elizabeth Mary Quinnell nee Tongs of Bournemouth, England. Archiblad and Elizabeth were married 25 September 1918 in Saint Clements Chucrh, Bournemouth, England. Vicar Charles Robert Stewart officiated.