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William John QUINTON

Regimental number2705
Place of birthCobram Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressYanco PO, Yanco, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Hugh Quinton, Yanco PO, Yanco, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 1 September 1918
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 61), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2706 Pte Hugh Augustus QUINTON, 39th Bn, killed in action, 15 July 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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