Quinton John HUNTER

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Service Number:	113
Enlisted:	20 August 1914, Enoggera, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 13 March 1890
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Richmond Hill State School, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Ironmonger
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 7 May 1917, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Great War Honour Roll (1), Brisbane St. Andrew's Uniting Church Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

20 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 113, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enoggera, Queensland
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 113, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 113, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 113, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (forearm)
7 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 113, 9th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)

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Killed in Action when a shell "blew him all to pieces, not a sign left..." near Bullecourt with his mate 347 Pte. Arthur Guy Edwards (/explore/people/142117)