| Regimental number | 2138 |
| Place of birth | Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 28 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 5.75" |
| Weight | 178 lbs |
| Next of kin | Friend, Mrs Andrina Roach, Shaddon Street, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | West Maitland, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 31st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 33 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 3), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Native of Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 18 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 23 March 1916. Taken on strength of 31st Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, 20 July 1916. Previous report of wounded now, 20 October 1916, to be reported as wounded and missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 August 1916, pronounces fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 1250603, 2165 Pte A.B. QUINLAN, 31st Bn (patient, 2nd General Hospital (Quai), Havre), 21 November 1916: 'It came through in our orders that he was killed. A shell struck him and blew his head right off in "no man's land" at Fleurbaix.' Second statement, 2nd Lt J.S. GAMBLE, 31st Bn (patient, 5th Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Welwyn, England), 29 November 1916: '[He] was killed at Fleurbaix on July 20th. He himself saw the body n (sic) blown over the parapet.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Sister, Mrs B. Leitch, 12 Legbrannock, Holytown, Scotland |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HAMILTON Robert
Red Cross file 1250603 |
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