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We remember Adam Blackie Quinn
We remember Adam Blackie Quinn
Timeline
Timeline
1893
enlistment
Duns, Berwick
United Kingdom
Source:9621737
service
British Army
Private
7235
King's Own Scottish Borderers
1/4th Battalion
Source:9621737
1915
death
Killed in Action
Gallipoli
Turkey
Source:7355674
Source:9621737
12th July 1915
burial
Source:7355674
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Adam Blackie |
| Initials | AB |
| Last Name | Quinn |
| Source | 7355674 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 7235 | King's Own Scottish Borderers | 1/4th Battalion | Private |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Quinn | mother | ||
| Edward Quinn | father |
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Adam Blackie QuiinnBefore joining the KOSB in Scotland, my grand uncle was engaged to marry and lived on a farm in Duns, Berwickshire.
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Adam Blackie QuinnKOSB Kings Own Scottish Borderers. Adam was one of the first to enlist from his home in Whitelaw, Edrom, Scotland. He died on July 12, 1915.Contributed by:
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Adam Blackie QuinnAdam is shown here in his full uniform KOSB. His regiment was called to Gallipoli in the Dardanelles and he died at the age of 22 on July 12, 1915. His body was not found. He is commemorated at the Scottish National War Monument in Edinburgh Castle.Contributed by:
Patricia136021 -
Adam Blackie QuinnAdam was a Kings Own Scottish Borderer who bravely was one of the first to enlist in his Scottish town of Whitelaw, Edrom in 1915. He was sent immediately to Gallipoli with his regiment and died at the age of 22 years in July 1915. His body was not found and he is commemorated at the Scottish War Memorial in The Castle at Edinburgh.
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Patricia136021
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Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription | J58624 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | J58624 |
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Multimedia
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| Adam Blackie Quiinn | Patricia136021 | |
| Adam Blackie Quinn | Patricia136021 | |
| Adam Blackie Quinn | Patricia136021 | |
| Adam Blackie Quinn | Patricia136021 |
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