QUINTON, William John
| Service Number: | 2705 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cobram Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Yanco, Leeton, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cobram Barooga RSL War Memorial, Leeton ANZAC Memorial Clock Tower and Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2705, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2705, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Quinton was wounded in action on the 6th April 1918, by shrapnel in the back, and it was severe enough for him to be evacuated to England a few days later. Due to shortages in reinforcements, when he recovered, he was sent back to France in July 1918, where he was again severely wounded on the 31st August 1918, this time a gunshot wound to the chest and spine. Despite being quickly sent to a Casualty Clearing Station, William died of his wounds the next day, 1st September 1918, and is buried in Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France. It was his 20th birthday.
His brother 2706 High Augustus Quinton also of the 39th Battalion was killed in action on the 15 July 1917.