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Pte. D. Quinn
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:North Shields
Joseph Quigley was wounded in Oct. 1916
Pte. D. Quinn
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Sunderland
D Quinn was discharged in 1918
Pte. Isaac Quinn
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Sunderland
(d.27th May 1918)
Issac Quinn is named on the Sossons Memorial
Pte. J. Quinn
Army 3rd Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. James Quinn
2nd Btn
from:
(d.15th Sept 1914)
This is the story of one man in what was called a contemptible little army Jimmy Quinn had been away for 6 years in India and returned home to marry his sweetheart Emmilene Ryan. He took a civilian job mining and in the summer of 1914, a child was born named Constance and then war was declared. He answered the call to arms and soon he was at Colchester, awaiting the move to France which came all to soon.
From the ferry they marched to Mons, ironically fighting Germans among the coal heaps of that area. They were told to retreat, he fought at Le Cateau where they say the dead were piled shoulder high and from there they moved to near the River Aisne. On the night of the 14th/15 September 1914 he went missing, believed dead in The Battle of the Aisne. His body was discovered in 1920, his regiment was known by his silver cap badge of the K.O.S.B, his details by the fact he had two identity discs, the composite one which had perished and a metal one soldiers bought in the markets of India, which he also wore. He and one other KOSB known only to God, lie among about 12 soldiers of Britain in a french military cemetery in Crouy Vauxrot a small village near Soissons.
His descendents were one daughter, Constance who never knew her father 2 Grand-Daughters and their children, one of which like his ancestor Jimmmy Quinn has joined the British Army. Jimmy was my Uncle, he was born in 1888 and my father told me of him he was the youngest of a large family, he kept his memory alive and I have tried to continue that by my interest in genealogy.
Pte James Quinn
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
from:240, Price St., Birkenhead, Cheshire
(d.23rd Jul 1918)
Quinn, James. Private, 66135, Killed on 23rd July 1918. Aged 20 years.
Buried in Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, Nord, in grave II. A. 16.
Son of Hugh and Mary Quinn, of 240, Price St., Birkenhead, Cheshire.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
Pte. James Quinn
British Army 2nd Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers
(d.14th Sep 1914)
Private James Quinn enlisted in Jarrow, served in the 2nd Battalion the King's Own Scottish Borderers and died on the 14th September 1914. He is remembered at the Jarrow Library and Crouy-Vauxrot French National Cemetery, Cruoy.B.3.
His medal card shows his award of the 1914 Star, British War and Victory Medals. There is also a mention of a clasp but no further details. He was killed in action very early in the war in all probability during the retreat from Mons as the 5th Division were heavily involved.
James was the son of Mr and Mrs James Quinn of 78 Stephenson St. Willington Quay, North Shields. He was married to Emmeline M Quinn nee Ryan of 495 Willington Street, Felling.
Update: He is also remembered in the Book of Remembrance At Edinburgh Castle. He had a daughter Mary Constance.
Pte. James Quinn
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Sheriff Hill
James Quinn was wounded in Sept. 1916
Dvr. James Quinn
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Drimconer, Mount Charles
(d.21st August 1918)
Driver Quinn (served as Heggarty) was the son of Mary Quinn, of Drimconer, Mount Charles.
He is buried north of the church in the Frosses Catholic Churchyard, Inver, Co. Donegal.
Pte. John Quinn
British Army 1st/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
from:Daisy Hill, Sacriston
(d.29th March 1918)
John Quinn was the son of Mrs. A. Quinn, of Store Cottages, Daisy Hill, Edmondsley, Durham.
Pte. John Quinn
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
John Quinn was 19 years old when he Joined the Army at Omagh on the 22nd of July 1915 and commenced his military training at Londonderry on 24th of July 1915 John completed his training and was posted to the 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers on 2nd of January 1916 and landed in France on the 22nd of March 1916. John's regiment took part in the Battle of the Somme which began on the 1st of July 1916 when 19,240 men were killed and 38,230 wounded on that first day. one of those wounded was John Quinn who was shot in the right thigh with such ferocity that his thigh bone was fractured Because of the horrendous number of casualties. 11 days had passed before John reached a military field hospital. On 17 July 1916 he was evacuated to a hospital in Glasgow He remained in hospital under medical supervision until 13 October 1916 when he was discharged from hospital and sent on recuperation leave.
John returned to duty on 30 October 1916 at Londonderry He was transferred to the Labour Battalion. Royal Irish Regiment on 9 February 1917 and he went back to France on 12 February 1917 John was then transferred to his former regiment, the lst Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, on 15 September 1917 on the frontline Johns record shows that he was given a period of leave to the UK from 22 January 1918 until 11 February 1918 when he returned to his regiment on the front line. On 22 March 1918. Private John Quinn was reported missing in action. On the 3rd of October 1918 it was confirmed that he had been captured by the enemy and was a Prisoner of War, he was taken to a POW camp in Germany. John was working in a coal mine as a POW when he had an accident which fractured his already damaged thigh bone. Poor medical care by his captives resulted in the fracture repair shortening his leg.
On 22nd of November 1918 the war was at an end and John was repatriated to the POW Reception Camp and Discharge Centre at Ripon in Yorkshire. A medical Board declared that John was no longer medically fit for military service because of his war wounds and he was discharged on 4 December 1918 John Quinn served for 3 years and 136 days and was awarded the British War Medal, the Victory Medal and the Sliver War Badge. A clean regimental conduct sheet is evidence of his exemplary character and the manner in which he conducted himself throughout a very difficult period of military service
John Quinn
British Army 3rd Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Omagh, Northern Ireland
John Quinn, the eldest son of John and Margaret Quinn, Ballygowan, Omagh, joined the army on 22nd July 1915 at Omagh and commenced his military training with the 3rd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Londonderry on 24th July 1915.
On completion of training, John was posted to join the 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers based at Suez in Egypt and underwent further training there until his regiment embarked on the SS Wandilla on 10th January 1916 and sailed for Marseilles in France, arriving there on 18th March 1916. John and 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers were heading for the front line and war against German troops.
Leaving Marseilles at 10.30pm on 18th of March 1916, the regiment travelled for two days by train to get to Pont Remy. They then marched to Ergnies, arriving at 05.30am where they set up camp and, for the next few days, concentrated on training for war. On 30th of March 1916 at 6.45am, the regiment was on the move again on foot to Amplier, where upon arrival at about 5pm they set up camp and spent the next few days on extensive training. Their next move was to Mailley Maillet at 2.30pm on 4th of April 1916 and by 8th of April 1916 John and his regiment were taking over the trenches at Auchonvillers and experiencing bombardment from German artillery shells.
The regiment set about repairing trenches and their defences and recommenced training (action by the enemy was minimal at this stage, limited to sniping and some bombardment) and this became the routine until 6th of May 1915 when the enemy shelled the regiment's trenches from dawn to dusk but there were no serious casualties. Work commenced to repair trench damage and continued for several days.
However, between 26th and 30th of June 1916 enemy action intensified with the regimentĆ¢ā‚¬ā„¢s trenches being attacked with gas bombs. There were regular raiding parties active on both sides day and night and by 30th of June 1916 casualties were reported as five killed, one missing and 16 wounded - but worse was yet to come.
At 7.30am on 1st of July 1916 the order was given for the regiment to advance on the German trenches. These trenches had been under constant bombardment from allied artillery for the previous seven days. As the regiment advanced they were met with ferocious resistance from the Germans machine guns whose defensive positions were heavily fortified, unbeknown to the advancing British and allied forces, casualties number grew quickly. The advance had failed to gain any ground beyond the enemy wire and the regiment was forced to withdraw. Casualties for the regiment on this day were: officers - four killed, four missing and eleven injured. Other ranks - 50 killed, 225 missing and 265 wounded.
One of those wounded was John Quinn, who had been shot in the thigh with such ferocity that his thigh bone was fractured. Medical evacuation policy gave priority to those with life threatening injuries and with the high number of casualties elsewhere on the front line that day, led to John lying in the trenches for eleven days before he received medical care on 12th of July 1916. Following medical assessment, John was brought back to the UK on 17th of July 1916 and admitted to Western Infirmary at Glasgow for treatment. He remained in hospital until 13th of October 1916 when he was discharged and sent on recuperation leave.
John returned to duty on 30th of October 1916 at Londonderry where he was transferred to the Labour Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment and returned to France on the 12th of February 1917. He continued to serve with the labour battalion until he was declared fit for active service and transferred back to his mother regiment on 15th of September 1917.
On 22nd of March 1918 John was reported missing in action and it was not until 3rd of October 1918 that news was received of his capture by the enemy and that he was a prisoner of war in Germany. John remained a prisoner of war until 22nd of November 1918 when he was repatriated and medically discharged on 4th of December 1918.
Pte. Michael Quinn
British Army 7th Batt. Leinster Regiment
from:5 Cape St, Belfast
(d.21st February 1917)
Michael Quinn was my great grandfather. He died during WW1 and is buried in France at the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. He fought in the 7th Batt Leinster Regiment.
L/Cpl. Michael Quinn
British Army 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment
from:5 Cape St, Belfast
(d.21st February 1917)
Pte. Nicholas Quinn
British Army 13th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment
from:Lichfield
(d.30th June 1916)
Nicholas Quinn served with the 13th Gloucestershires.
Pte. Patrick Quinn
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Wreketon
(d.9th July 1916)
Patrick Quinn is burried in St.Sever Cemetery, Rouen
Pte. W. Quinn
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Pte. William Quinn
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Sheriff Hill
William Quinn served with the Tynside Irish and later transferred to the Labour Corps.
L/Cpl. Oliver J. Quinnel
British Army East Kent Regiment
from:34 Bowes Road, Strood, Kent
(d.9th Feb 1915)
L/Cpl. Oliver James Quinnell
British Army 2nd Battalion East Kent Buffs
from:34 Bowes Road Strood Kent
(d.9th Feb 1915)
Oliver James Quinnell served as a Lance Corporal with, 2nd Bn., the Buffs (East Kent Regiment). He was the son of Albert and Harriett Quinnell of 34 Bowes Road, Strood, Kent. Oliver enlisted in the regular army on 18th August 1908 at the age of 20 years. In the 1911 census he was said to have been in registration district 641 which is in the India and Singapore region. I understand that he embarked for England from Bombay on 16th of November 1914, landing at Plymouth on 23rd December, then moving to Winchester and joined the 85th Brigade of the 28th Division, possibly camped at Magdalen Camp, Pitt Hill, Winchester.
On 17th January 1915, he was mobilised for war and landed at Le Havre and engaged in various actions on the Western Front. He was then then engaged in trench digging. The trenches were in bad condition and many of the soldiers were standing in thick mud and water. Oliver was only in France for a short time. He was killed on 9th of February 1915 and his name is remembered with honour on the Menin Gate in Ypres.
Pte. Ernest Charles Quinsee
British Army 7th Btn. Norfolk Regiment
(d.19th July 1917)
I only found out about my Uncle, Ernest Quinsee, whilst researching my family recently and found he had died on the 19th of July 1917 and had been buried in Monchy British Cemetery in France, near to another member of the regiment Pte B Harvey 15690 who had died on the 16th.
Amongst some family documents I came across, was a bundle of beautifully written letters he had sent to his sister from the front line in France. One letter, the only uncensored one, told of a remarkable story, about when his unit had gone over the top at first light and he had become trapped in no-man's land, spending the whole day crawling back from shell hole to shell hole holding an ammo box behind his head which was repeatedly struck by German sniper fire. He was killed only a few days later. I wish I had known this brave man.
Pte. Lester Edward Quintall
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1st Auckland Regiment
(d.2nd May 1919)
Private Quintall was 27 when he died and is buried in the Kingston Cemetery, Norfolk Island
CSM James Quinton
British Army 821st Area Employment Company Labour Corps
Wireman. Alfred Leslie Quintrell
Royal Navy HMS Black Prince
from:Newquay, Cornwall.
(d.31st May 1916)
Alfred Quintrell was killed in action on the 31st of May 1916, aged 23. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval memorial in Portsmouth he was the son of Alfred and Annie Quintrell, of 1 St. Cuthbert's Rd., Newquay, Cornwall.
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