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QUINN, Joseph James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3653 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1915, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Scone, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Scone, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 17 March 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Roman Catholic FM, 29K, Grave 971 Interred on 20 March 1964 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3653, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3653, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3653, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, From 20th Battalion | |
| 18 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3653, 54th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound to the left thigh. Embarked HS Jans Breydal for England on 21 May 1917 | |
| 20 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3653, 54th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to hydatids |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Quinn and Catherine Quinn of 'Owengap', Scone, NSW.
Brother of Thomas Regis Quinn who returned to Australia on 25 October 1917 having served with the 14th Field Ambulance and Cornelius Quinn who returned to Australia on 2 September 1916 having served with the Imperial Camel Corps.
Commenced return to Australiaon 1 November 1917 aboard HT Anchises disembarking on 3 January 1918 at Melbourne for overland travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal