Private Errol James Quinn
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Errol James Quinn was born at Huntingdon, Quebec, on 26 April 1893. A single Roman Catholic farmer living at Cabri, Saskatchewan, he was formally enlisted at Regina on 11 November 1917 under the Military Service Act as Private 3356241 with the 1st Depot Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force. After being apprehended as a defaulter in September 1918, he joined at Regina and served in Canada. He was struck off strength at Moose Jaw on 10 February 1919 on demobilization.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3356241
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Regiment:
Saskatchewan Regiment
Battalion:
1st Depot Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
24 years 6 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
25 years 9 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
Mrs. Bridget Quinn, mother, Huntingdon, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Cabri, Saskatchewan
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Regina, Saskatchewan
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 11.0 in / 180 cm
Weight:
170 lbs / 77 kg
Chest:
38.0 in / 97 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
456 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Saskatchewan Regiment |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
1st Depot Battalion |
|
|
|
Service Chronology
1893-04-26 — Born
1917-11-11 — Formally enlisted
1918-09-06 — Recorded as Military Service Act defaulter apprehended
1918-09-11 — Medical examination; Category B2; physically joined
1918-09-12 — Service reckons from this date
1918-09-17 — Personnel casualty card contains dated entry; wording partly uncertain
1918-10-15 — Attachment recorded to this date
1918-11-15 — Attachment extended to this date
1919-01-24 — Demobilization notice issued; ordered to report on or before 7 Feb 1919
1919-02-08 — Release executed for demobilization
1919-02-10 — Struck off strength on demobilization
Notes
At calling up he was 5 ft 11 in tall, with a fully expanded chest of 38 in and 3 in expansion, fair complexion, grey eyes and black hair. The September 1918 Medical History Sheet records weight 170 lb, chest 35–38 in and good physical development. It records previous pleurisy and pneumonia treated in hospital from December 1916 until about the beginning of May 1917. Additional handwritten descriptive wording on that medical sheet is not fully secure and is not expanded beyond what can be read confidently.
Additional Service Notes
Drafted under the Military Service Act and formally enlisted at Regina on 11 November 1917 as Private 3356241 with the 1st Depot Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force. After being recorded as a defaulter apprehended on 6 September 1918, he physically joined at Regina on 11 September 1918; his Casualty Form says service reckoned from 12 September 1918. The personnel casualty card records an attachment beginning 15 October 1918 and an extension to 15 November 1918. He served in Canada and was struck off strength at Moose Jaw on 10 February 1919 on demobilization.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Mrs. Bridget Quinn, his mother, was next of kin at Huntingdon, Quebec.
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