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James QUINN

Regimental number1797
Place of birthIpswich, Queensland
SchoolChristian Brothers (Catholic)
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, John Patrick Quinn, Grandchester, Queensland
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on 21 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Light Horse Regiment
FateDied of wounds 5 November 1917
Place of death or woundingEgypt
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialBeersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 2), Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
5
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Johannah QUINN. Native of Ipswich, Queensland
Family/military connectionsBrother: Trooper Edward Quinn MM.

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