Coming Soon.
68118
QUINTRELL, Leslie Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1594 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Kingston, South East, South Australia, 13 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Port Pirie West School, South Australia; Mount Gambier School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Railways Cleaner |
| Died: | Daw Park, South Australia, 29 January 1971, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens of Remembrance, Tree Bed 11, Site 005. Interred on 2 February 1971. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Peterborough 'LOCO' S.A.R. Roll of Honor, Peterborough Public School Honour Board WW1, Peterborough Uniting Church Porch Memorial Leadlight Window 1, Peterborough War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1594, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1594, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1594, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1594, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 1594, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 3 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1594, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Leslie Roy Quintrell's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Stephen William Quintrell and Edith Quintrell nee Long of 'Kyarra,' Hampton Road, Keswick, SA formerly of Kingston, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 10 July 1919 aboard HT Oxfordshire disembarking on 10 August 1919.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 4 October 1924 Leslie married Violet May Brooks in the Church of Christ, Adelaide, SA. At the time of his death Leslie was residing in Port Noarlunga, SA