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QUAINTON, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2208 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Alexandria, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boot Clicker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2208, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW. | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2208, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2208, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 14 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 20th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 30 Jul 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2208, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2208 awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-30 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas H. Quainton and Elizabeth Quainton of Belmore Street, Alexandria, NSW.
Next of kin given as David Quainton of Belmore Street, Alexandria, NSW
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal