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QUINAN, Andrew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 343 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Natimuk, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Sea Lake, Buloke, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Research, Victoria, Australia, 4 July 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Preston Public Cemetery, Victoria Row M, Grave 8977. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Sea Lake District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 343, 15th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 343, 15th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 343, 15th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 21 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, From 15th Machine Gun Company | |
| 15 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 343, 58th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd MIlitary District as medically unfit due to Neurasthenia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Charles Quinan and Isabella Sorlie Quinan nee McDonald of Natimuk, Victoria. Brother of Henry James Quinan who returned to Australia on 1 September 1919 having served with the 5th Machine Gun Battalion
Husband of Dora Maria Quinan nee Neyland of Kinara, Victoria. Andrew and Dora married during 1913c in Victoria
Commenced retun to Australia on 7 February 1919 aboard HT Lancashire disembarking on 31 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal