George QUITTENTON

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Service Number:	5513
Enlisted:	28 October 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	5th Divisional Engineers
Born:	Emerald, Victoria, Australia, February 1872
Home Town:	Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	South Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, July 1924, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria Church of England, Grave 2155. Interred on 29 July 1924
Memorials:

28 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5513, 6th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
17 Dec 1915:	Involvement Sapper, 5513, 6th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
17 Dec 1915:	Embarked Sapper, 5513, 6th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
18 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 15th Field Company Engineers, From 6th Field Company Engineers at Tel-el-Kebir
10 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 5th Divisional Engineers
4 Nov 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 5513, 5th Divisional Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to Nephritis.

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Son of Richard Matthew Quittenton and Mary Eliazabeth Quittenton of Emerald, Victoria.

During 1902c George married Linda Eveline Bevan in Victoria. Linda passed away during 1908c.

Next of kin given as his son Jasper G.B. Quittenton of Mont Albert Road, Canterbury, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 31 July 1918 aboard HT Malta disembarking on 21 August 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal