QUINTAL, Byron George
| Service Number: | 2406 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 May 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norfolk Island, NSW, 25 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Norfolk Island, Norfolk Island, Australian Territory, Norfolk Island |
| Schooling: | Norfolk Island |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | War Related Illness, Sydney, NSW, 21 October 1929, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW UB - Uniting FM B, Position 96 |
| Memorials: | Norfolk Island Cenotaph, Norfolk Island RSL Roll of Honour, Norfolk Island Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 26 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2406, 1st Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 14 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2406, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2406, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Joseph Atkins QUINTAL and Amy Arabella nee ADAMS
Husband of Elizabeth Laverty nee McCOY
Distinguished Conduct Medal
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He was in charge of a Lewis gun in a strong point which the enemy attempted to raid under cover of an intense bombardment. He at once opened Lewis gun fire, and when the gun jammed he attacked the enemy with bombs, and assisted in driving them off with considerable losses. His coolness and initiative were an inspiration to his comrades.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 150
Date: 24 September 1918
Quintal died in Sydney having travelled there from Norfolk Island for medical treatment - his illness was said to be as a result of war service.
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