Bertie Edward QUINNELL

Regimental number6355
Date of birth15 September 1895
Place of birthWagga Wagga, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCoolamon, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 4"
Weight157 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ward, Coolamon, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 August 1916
Place of enlistmentCootamundra, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Machine Gun Company
FateReturned to Australia 11 May 1919
Discharge date7 August 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 9 February 1917 (gun shot wound, left knee: 'dangerously ill').

Wounded in action (second occasion), 22 August 1918 (shrapnel wound, cheek).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 17 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 7 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No N280718.
Date of death26 September 1968
Age at death73
Place of burialLeeton Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, QUINNELL Bertie Edward