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Hugh Augustus QUINTON

Regimental number2706
Place of birthCobram, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressYanco PO, Yanco, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Hugh Quinton, Yanco PO, Yanco, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 July 1917
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 5), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2705 Pte William John QUINTON, 39th Bn, died of wounds, 1 September 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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