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James Francis QUINN

Regimental number4631
Place of birthGrafton, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressSouthgate Road, Grafton, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.7
Height5' 6"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Mary Quinn, Bacon Street, Grafton, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 June 1917
Place of enlistmentGrafton, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Pioneer Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/13/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 31 October 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board 19 October 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gas poisoning), Sydney, 1 May 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death24 November 1947
Age at death50
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 9, 5460), Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, QUINN James Francis

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