QUINE, William John
| Service Number: | 3438 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker |
| Died: | Died of wounds - multiple, 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, France, 10 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 11, Row K, Grave 17. Reverend R. Holme officiated |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial, West Subiaco Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3438, 6th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 16 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6th Field Company Engineers | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 3438, 6th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 3438, 6th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John James Quine and Elizabeth L. Quine nee Carbis of Ballarat, Victoria.
Next of kin given as his brother Robert Crellin Quine of Evans Street, Sans Souci, Sydney, NSW. Robert returned to Australia on 18 October 1916 having served with the 2nd Remount Unit and Francis Grey Quine who returned to Australia on 8 March 1916 having served with the 4th Battalion
Husband of Mary Agnes Conway formerly Quine nee Mitchell of Rankin Road, West Subiaco, WA. William and Mary married during 1911c in Victoria
9 April 1918 - multiple wounds. Transferred to the 3rd Casualty Clearing Station
Medals: 1914-1915nStar, British War Medal, Victory Medal