William Kirby QUINLAN

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QUINLAN, William Kirby

Service Number:	3434
Enlisted:	8 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Homebush, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Farraday State School,Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Bootmaker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 18 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

8 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3434, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3434, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3434, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Prior to enlisting he had been fined 5/- for playing football in the streets

Son of Thomas Quinlan and Johannah Quinlan nee Dark of Cardigan Street, Carlton, Victoria. Brother of Lawrence Charles Quinlan who returned to Australia on 11 October 1918 having served with the 11th Field Artillery Brigade.

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

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