Michael Conway QUINN

Regimental number41109
Date of birth8 August 1891
Place of birthIreland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.2
Height5' 6.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFriend, J Begg, Pukeawa, Otago
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 November 1916
Place of enlistmentBalclutha
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 February 1917
New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company embarked on two ships, 'Navua' and 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mary Conway Quinn, Mill Street, Tullow, Co Carlow, Ireland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 15 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 April 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 26 May 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 18 June 1917, and posted to C Company.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 17 August 1917 (tonsilitis); rejoined Bn, 25 August 1917.

Wounded in action, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 21 November 1917, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 36
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20803694