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QUINLAN, Edward Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 425216 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 454 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Qld., 15 April 1915 |
| Home Town: | Rosalie Plains, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Boy's School |
| Occupation: | Solicitor |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Aegean Sea, 1 June 1944, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 425216 | |
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| 15 Mar 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 425216, No. 454 Squadron (RAAF), Brisbane, Qld. | |
| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 425216 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Edward Ernest and Jane Edith Quinlan; husband of Hazel Quinlan, of Rosalie, Queensland
Teddy was with the Brisbane Boy's School for eight years 1924-1931 abd was a practising solicotr with his father before he joined up with the R.A.A.F. and in July last was reported as Missing in the Middle East. He was on a reconnanissance flight, and there are many chances that he is safe somewhere in those island studded seas.