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QUINTRELL, Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5813 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 April 1916, Enlisted at Kadina, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Moonta, South Australia, 17 June 1891 |
| Home Town: | Moonta, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Moonta Primary School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Tetanus, Wallaroo, South Australia, 17 December 1919, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Moonta Cemetery, South Australia West 24, Grave 8. Interred on 18 December 1919. Rev. Carne officiated |
| Memorials: | Moonta All Saint's Anglican Church Memorial Honour Roll, Moonta Corporation of The Town of Moonta Roll of Honour, Moonta War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5813, Tunnelling Companies, Enlisted at Kadina, SA | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5813, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5813, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 6 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), From reinforcements | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 5813, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 28 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 5813, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Second occasion. Gassed. | |
| 1 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 5813, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Quintrell and Annis Grace Quintrell nee Waters of Cross Roads, Moonta, SA. Brother of Stanley Quintrell who returned to Australia on 17 July 1919 having served with the 2nd Tunnelling Company
Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1919 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 23 June 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal