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QUINTON, William Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2747 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 December 1917, Enlisted at Footscray |
| Last Rank: | Second Class Air Mechanic |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Ashburton, Victoria, Australia, 31 May 1877 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 7 December 1952, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Dodonea area, Garden N14, Bed 3, Rose 20 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Dec 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 2747, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Enlisted at Footscray | |
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| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement 2747, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked 2747, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 1 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 2747, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Allen Quinton and Bessie Quinton nee Palmer of Ashburton, NZ.
There is some confusion as to whether he was born in Ashburton, South Islandm NZ or Ashburton, Victoria
Husband of Beatrice G. Quinton nee Jennings of Commercial Road, Footscray, Victoria. William and Beatrice married during 1900c in Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 6 May 1919 aboard HT Kaiser-i-Hind disembarking on 16 June 1919
Medal: British War Medal