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QUINN, Mervyn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3503 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3503, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3503, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3503, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, From 12th Battalion | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3503, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the foot, Invalided to England on 13 April 1918 | |
| 11 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3503, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his aunt Lavina Walsh of Middle Street, Launceston, Tasmania.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 January 1919 aboard HT City of Exeter disembarking on 6 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Tasmania
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal