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QUIN, Royce Clarence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 552 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hindmarsh, South Australia, 15 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Hindmarsh Primary and Hindmarsh High School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Glenelg, South Australia, 27 December 1966, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 552, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 552, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 552, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 22 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 552, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the neck and buttock. on 26 February 1917 he embarked for England | |
| 10 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 552, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed Reverted to Private on 26 June 1917 | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 552, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Wound to the left side of the chest. Invalided to England on 4 September 1918 | |
| 24 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 552, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Sydney Quin and Florence Quin nee Welch of Hindmarsh, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1918 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 13 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 2 June 1923 Regie married Effie Lilian Estelle Hadfield in the Adelaide Regisitry Office, SA