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Charles QUINN

Regimental number1175
Place of birthCorowa, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmhand
AddressLottah, East Coast, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 6"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Ernest Quinn, Lottah, East Coast, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 September 1914
Place of enlistmentRosebery Park, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 October 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Discharge date12 December 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from Taranto, Italy, on board HT 'Port Sydney', 8 October 1918; disembarked, Melbou rne, 2 December 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 12 December 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death4 September 1932
Age at death44
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (R.C. Sec 9, 5967), Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, QUINN Charles

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