Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Quinn F G Pte 64543 Frederick George 6 GSR* 19 Insurance Inspector Single C of E
Address: Ascot Vale, Leonard's Cres, 101
Next of Kin: Quinn, C, father, 101 Leonard's Cres, Ascot Vale
Enlisted: 11 May 1918
Embarked: SS Port Darwin 14 Sep 1918 (Sydney)
Prior service: Senior Cadets, 58B Ascot Vale,
Citizen Forces, 58th Infantry, 12 months
*General Service Reinforcements
Relatives on Active Service:
Quinn-S-C-Driver-2888 brother
Stanley Quinn, the eldest son of the Flemington trainer,
C. Quinn, was one of the first to leave Melbourne on active
service, and he has been always in the fighting line ever
since in Gallipoli and France. His other brother, Fred, had
for a considerable time been desirous of following him,
and he duly enlisted last week. Good luck to them.
Court and Other Echoes. (1918, May 18).
Sporting Judge (Melbourne, Vic. : 1914 - 1918),
p. 2. Retrieved October 27, 2015, from
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154797636
Stanley's father Charles was a jockey and Flemington trainer:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/94794317
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/206011597
From the PEGS archives:
Fred: (possibly) 1914 Upper Fourth Form