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Married: 28th September 1918. London, England. Marriage Cert: 112. Military Cert.
Wife: Ethal Maud Quinlan. nee: Robertson
Frederick enlisted as a private and was taken on strength with the 5th Infintry Battalion on the 4th of August 1916. Frederick was Absent With Out Leave from 11:00hrs, 09/03/1916 till 15:00hrs, 14/09/1916. He was deprived 16 days pay. He was taken on strength from the 17th Battalion from England on the 20th of September 1916. Frederick was transfered to the 33rd Battalion AIF and proceeded oversees for France on the 21st of November 1916.
Frederick was promoted to the rank of Corporal on the 1st of March 1917 in the Field and to Sergeant on the 1st of December 1917. Frederick was appointed Orderly Room Sergeant on the 17th 0f March 1918. Frederick was admitted to hospital on the 19th of April 1918 suffering from Measles.
Frederick was granted leave from France to the U.K and married Ethil Maud Robinson on the 28th of September 1918 at the Church of St'Mary's, London, England after banns by Reverand William George Reeds. He returned to France from leave on the 11th of October 1918.
Frederick was marched out from France for attatchment with the Australian Administration Headquarters in London as Orderly Room Sergeant on the 12th of November 1918, and attatched for duty on the 25th of November in London, England.
Frederick was to return to Australia in September 1919 and was appointed Ships Orderly Room Sergeant with the temporary rank of Yeoman's Office Corporal. Frederick did not embark but was granted leave the Australian Headquarters. in London.
Frederick, with his wife Ethil and new born child embarked from Southampton, England bound for Australia on the 18th of December 1919 on board H.J."Konigin Luise" and disembarked on the 7th of February 1920. Frederick was discharged from the Army on the 31st of March 1920.
The Konigan Luise was a Auxilliary Cruiser of the Imperial German Navy and laid the mines which sank the British Cruiser, H.M.S. Amphion on the 6th of August 1914. The "Konigin Luise" hoisted the white flag. Link to S.M.S. Queen Luise.
Frederick wrote to the Australian Base Records on the 27th of August 1920 informing them of his familys new address from 61 Wellington Street, Bondi, New South Wales, Australia to 41 Rossiter Road, Balham, London, England. He and his family returned to live in England.
Fredericks British War Medal:48472 and Victory Medal: 47295 to SGT F H QUINLAN 35 BN AIF and medal boxes with a family dog tag were acquired from England in 2005 and are now in the collection.
Fredericks parents Harry James and Norma Quinlan lived at 29 Chestnut Grove, Balham, England and Ethil's father Richard Robinson lived at 41 Rossiter road, Balham, England. Harry Quinlan was a Bourough Council Worker and Richard Robinson was a Postman.
(Australian National Archives)
Pay Book number 118152.
Updated 25/02/2007.
