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QUENNELL, Alfred Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1600 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Army Pay Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Balwyn, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soft Goods Salesman |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 15 November 1962, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Boronia, Wall X, Niche 380 and held in perpetuity for all time Cremation service held on 16 November 1962. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1600, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 8 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1600, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1600, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 8 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1600, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the finger on the left hand | |
| 15 Mar 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Army Pay Corps (AIF), From 23rd Battalion at Sutton Veny | |
| 23 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1600, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Thomas Quennell and Mary Quennell nee Bruce of Membrey Grove, Hawthorn, Victoria.
On 22 February 1919 Alfred married Phylliss Constance Hamilton in All Saints Church, King's Heath Worcester, England. Vicar Harold Sellon Watts officiated.
Commenced return to Autralia on 4 June 1919 aboard HT Bremen disembarking on 25 July 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal