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QUAINTON, William Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1077 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 1921, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Tamworth General Cemetery, New South Wales Roman Catholic area |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1077, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1077, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1077, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 27 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1077, 41st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to chronic bronchitis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Ann Street, Brisbane, QLD.
Son of John Thomas Quainton and Margaret Quainton of Sydney, NSW.
Next of kin given as a friend William Clark of Morehead Street, Redfern, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 26 September 1917 aboard HT Borda disembarking at Melbourne on 21 October 1917. Re-embarked on 22 November 1917 aboard HT Sievic for Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal