Edwin Leo QUINN

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Service Number:	2368
Enlisted:	10 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wolverton, England, 1887
Home Town:	South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Coach Trimmer
Died:	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 July 1942, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:

10 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2368, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2368, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2368, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
3 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion
19 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2368, 60th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the right arm and also the thigh. Embarked HS St, David for England on 22 July 1916
28 Apr 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2368, 60th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Attestation paper lists him as Edwain Leo Quinn, other name on page 4 gives his name as Edward Leo Quinn. Served as Edwin Leo Quinn.

Address at the time of enlistment was Coventry Place, South Melbourne, Victoria.

Son of Emily Sutton of Young Street, Wolverton Bucks, England.

Commenced return to Australia on 16 October 1916 aboard HS Karoola disembarking on 2 December 1916

Medals: !914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal