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Service Number:	3212
Enlisted:	12 August 1918, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Railway Unit (AIF)
Born:	Morrisons, Victoria, Australia, 26 December 1879
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Employee
Memorials:

12 Aug 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3212, Railway Unit (AIF), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
22 Oct 1918:	Involvement Private, 3212, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: ''
22 Oct 1918:	Embarked Private, 3212, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Boonah, Adelaide
13 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3212, Railway Unit (AIF), Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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Husband of Jean Quinn of Dytes Parade, Ballarat East, Victoria.

Troopship MT Boonah recalled on approximately 20 December 1918 disembarking at Adelaide for onward travel to Melbourne.

Medal: British War Medal