Regimental number | 6484 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Ballarat State School, Victoria (only to Grade 4) |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Draper |
Address | 6 Armstrong Street, North Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 4.75" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Quinert, 6 Armstrong Street, North Ballarat, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets (Volunteer).; Served in the Junior and Senior Cadets (Voluntary), Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Australian General Hospital, 12th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Australian General Hospital |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 672 Pte Phillip QUINERT, 2nd Bn, returned to Australia, 11 March 1916; 723 Pte William Norwood QUINERT, 2nd Australian General Hospital, returned to Australia, 8 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Enlisted, 7 September 1914; discharged 31 January 1915 on account of refusing to undergo vaccination and inoculation. (Attestation forms did not at that time ask: 'Are you prepared to undergo inoculation against smallpox and enteric fever?') Re-enlisted, 15 May 1915 (indicating willingness to be vaccinated and inoculated). Embarked for overseas, 11 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 8 December 1915. Embarked at Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 4 April 1916. Admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Marseilles, 28 April 1916; discharged to duty, 26 May 1916. Admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital (neurotic heart), 3 December 1916; discharged to duty, 6 December 1916. Granted leave to the United Kingdom, 6 February 1917; returned from leave, 23 February 1917.Found guilty of being absent without leave; awarded 3 days confined to barracks, 2 May 1917. Admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, 31 May 1917; discharged to duty, 19 June 1917. Proceeded on leave to the United Kingdom, 5 February 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 21 February 1918. Found guilty of being absent without leave, 19-21 February 1918; admonished and awarded forfeiture of 2 days' pay. Proceeded to United Kingdom on leave, 18 January 1919; rejoined unit from leave, 9 February 1919. Marched out for return to Australia, 21 March 1919. Embarked from England on board 'Norman', 4 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 18 August 1919. Discharged, 8 November 1919. Medals: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 83 |
Place of burial | Cremated: Springvale Crematorium, Melbourne, Victoria |