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QUINTON, Ralph Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4791 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 October 1916, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Vaudeville Artist |
| Died: | Died of wounds - multiple shell wounds, France, 27 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot IV, Row A, Grave 15. Chaplain Rev. L.Y. Canston officiated. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4791, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 4791, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 4791, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 26 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4791, 31st Infantry Battalion, Wounds to both thighs |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Ralph Edward Quinton's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
his personal effects were returned to AIF Base Records melbourne 1920, awaiting a claimant.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Fanny Quinton, Brisbane, QLD. Ralph later claimed that she was not his wife or any relation.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal