Name

Samuel Quinn.

Description

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Certificate relating to Private Samuel Quinn.

Life Story

Name: Samuel Quinn.

Service Number: 7362.

Rank: Private.

Battalion: 2nd Battalion.

Regiment: South Lancashire Regiment.

Born: 4th December 1886.

Died: 24th October 1914.

Address: 51 Fifth Street, Belfast

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Samuel Quinn, son of Hugh and Sarah Quinn, lived at 51 Fifth Street, Shankill Road, Belfast

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The 1901 Ireland Census has Samuel living at 31 Eighth Street, Shankill Road, Belfast with his mother, occupation, House Keeper, father, Scavenger Corporation, four brothers, Hugh, 28 years, Labourer Ship Yard, George, 19 years, Cloth Measurer Line, Robert, 16 years, Weighing Setts Linen Mill, John, 12 years, and sister Sarah, 24 years, Yarn Reeler Linen Mill

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The 1911 Ireland Census has Samuels family ling at 48 Sixth Street, Shankill Road, Belfast

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Samuel joined the South Lancashire Regiment.

He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 22nd of August 1914.

Samuel was a Private in 2nd Battalion South Lancashire Regiment when he was Killed In Action on the 24th of August 1914 aged 27 years

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A local newspaper article concerning his brother Robert being taken Prisoner of War writes.

Private ROBERT QUINN, of the South Lancashire Fusiliers, who is a wounded prisoner of war in Germany. Before the outbreak of hostilities Private Quinn whose relatives reside at 12 Eighth Street, Shankill Road, was a postman in Antrim. He has four brothers in the army, one of whom, Samuel, also in the South Lancs., is reported missing since 24th October. A fifth brother laid down his life in the service of the country in South Africa, while serving with the colours during the Boer War. Thus Mrs Quinn, the mother of these soldiers, has the distinction of having given six sons to the Army, and if there were such a thing as a distinguished service decoration for mothers who give their sons to the Army, she would surely be entitled to recognition

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Samuels Soldiers Effects were left to his mother, sister Elizabeth, brothers George, John and William.

A Dependant Pension Application Form shows his mother as claimant.

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See brother also: 7338 Private Robert Quinn 2nd South Lancashire Regiment.

See brother also: 7426 Private George Quinn 7/8 Battalions Royal Irish Fusiliers.

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Samuel received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914 Star

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He is Remembered at Le Touret Memorial, France.

To Remember Is To Honour

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