John William QUINN

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Service Number:	725
Enlisted:	4 September 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Adelaide, South Australia, 29 March 1891
Home Town:	Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Belair, South Australia, 2 July 1972, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 23, Grave 162B. Interred on 4 July 1972
Memorials:	Rosewater Marist Brothers Port Adelaide Roll of Honour, Somerton Park Sacred Heart College Men of "The Marist Brothers Old Scholars Association" Honor Roll WW1

4 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 725, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA
17 Sep 1914:	Involvement Private, 725, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
17 Sep 1914:	Embarked Private, 725, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne
23 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 70th Infantry Battalion, From 12th Battalion, in England
21 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion, From 12th Battalion
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 725, 12th Infantry Battalion
22 Jan 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 725, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Son of John Quinn and Catherine Mary Bernard Quinn nee Coleman of St Vincent Street, Port Adelaide, SA.

Commenced return to Australia from Taranto on 24 September 1914 aboard Kaiser-a-Hind then transhipped to HT Devon disembarking on 23 November 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal