Claude Patrick QUINLAN

Regimental number12/2916
Date of birth2 April 1896
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationRailway employee
Addressc/o Police Station, Devonport
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Patrick Quinlan, Matamata
Enlistment date11 August 1914
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameAuckland Infantry Battalion, Samoan Advance Party
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 August 1914
Discharge date16 December 1918
Family/military connectionsBrother: 23314 Lance-Corporal George Ambrose QUINLAN, 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in Action 26 March 1918.
Other details

War service: Samoa, Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action (gun shot wound, head), July 1916 (exact date not recorded).
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Samoan Adv & Seventh
Date of death26 February 1971
Age at death80
Place of burialMatamata Cemetery, South Waikato
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20803645

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