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QUINN, Cornelius
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2400 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Ennis, Ireland, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machine Miner |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 2400, Mining Corps, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 2400, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 2400, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 2400, Mining Corps, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 2400, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 9 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 2400, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At time of enlistment Cornelius was residing in Pirie Street, Boulder, WA
Next of kin given as his brother John Joseph Quinn of Kalamunda, WA
Commenced return to Australia on 1 February 1918 aboard HT Balmoral Castle disembarking on 18 March 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal