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QUINN, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5865 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 January 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia, 20 September 1888 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 6 September 1961, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZAC, 9-9-16 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5865, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5865, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5865, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane | |
| 22 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5865, 25th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to tuberculosis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Owen Quinn and Elizabeth Quinn nee Costello of 'Geham', Crow's Nest Line, Toowoomba, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1917 aboard HT Runic then transhipped to HS Karoola disembarking on 12 February 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal