QUINEY, Harry Welton
| Service Number: | 250 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
| Born: | Mortlake, Victoria, Australia, 3 September 1888 |
| Home Town: | Narrandera, Narrandera, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, 30 January 1968, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Church of England area, Row ZM, Grave 114 |
| Memorials: | Narrandera WW1 War Memorial |
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Harvey Quiney and Elizabeth Quiney of Mortlake, Victoria.
18 August 1914 - enlisted at Kensington, NSW with the 1st Divisional Train with the rank of Driver and service number 250.
19 July 1915 - wounded. Shoulder and underarm
18 March 1916 - promoted to Lance Corporal
29 July 1916 - promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
31 July 1916 - transferred to the 2nd Australian Army Service Corp
29 October 1916 - promoted to Leiutenant
20 November 1917 - awarded Military CrossFor conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of transport carrying ammunition to forward dumps. He showed resourcefullness and skill in getting the ammunition forward, often passing through hostile barrages and loading and unloading ammunition under heavy fire. London Gazette on
6 April 1918, page 4238, position 4. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on
30 August 1918, page 1780, position 15
8 December 1917 - transferred to the Headquarters of the 1st Divisional Train
30 June 1918 - wounded second occasion. Bomb wounds to the elbow and back penetrating his chest
Return to Australia aboard HT Bremen
Medals: Military Cross, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
17 October 1919 - discharged at the 2rd Military District
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