Edgar James QUINN

Regimental number2194
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarriage builder
Address7th Avenue, Maylands, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.8
Height5' 8.5"
Weight151 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Quinn, 7th Avenue, Maylands, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets for 18 months; 18 months in the Field Artillery.
Enlistment date15 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 March 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 6 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1919
Discharge date5 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 31 July 1915.

Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Alexandria, 1 November 1915 (enteric).

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Ulysses', 3 January 1916.

Re-embarked Fremantle, 23 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 February 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 14 May 1917.

Wounded in action, 23 June 1918 (gun shot wound, arm).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Soudan', 12 May 1919; discharged, Perth, 5 August 1919.

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

Also served in World War II: Service No W31685.
Date of death24 October 1967
Age at death72
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Perth, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, QUINN Edgar James