Henry Duncan (Harry) QUINTON

QUINTON, Henry Duncan

    Service Number: 7127
    Enlisted: 27 October 1916, Enlisted at Royal Park, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 38th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 12 November 1885
    Home Town: Echuca, Campaspe, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Fruiterer
    Died: Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 5 September 1954, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Echuca Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
    Memorials: Echuca War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    27 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7127, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Royal Park, Victoria
    23 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 7127, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
    23 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 7127, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
    18 Jun 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Battalion
    12 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion, From 37th Battalion
    29 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7127, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Henry Quinton and Agnes Quinton nee Spiers of Hugh Street, Echuca, Victoria.

    Brother of David Allan Quinton who was killed in action at Bullecort on 11 April 1917 and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.

    Commenced return to Australia on 23 March 1919 aboard HT Cluny Castle disembarking on 22 May 1919

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

    During 1922c Henry married Lily May Disher.

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