Joseph Patrick QUINN

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Service Numbers:	5429, 5429A
Enlisted:	4 March 1916, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed accidentally - grenade explosion, France, 9 June 1918
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot X1, Row F, Grave 8
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll

4 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5429, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria
3 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 5429, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
3 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 5429, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne
22 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Battalion, In the field. From the 5th Battalion. Letter A added to his service number when taken on strength, now 5429A
9 Jun 1918:	Involvement Private, 5429A, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5429A awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-09

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Son of Patrick Quinn and Margaret Quinn nee Hodder of Barry Street, West Brunswick, Victoria.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal