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Record #3812
Name :
: George QUINTON (1897 - 1917)


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Date of Birth
: Nov 1897

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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 17 Sep 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Wiltshire, Salisbury
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Mar 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for George Mark A Quinton: Year of Registration: 1898; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Salisbury (1895 Onw); County: Wiltshire; Volume: 5a; Page: 171.

In 1901, George Quinton, 3 years of age, was shown residing at Golt's Corner, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England. Other family members included: Henry Quinton, general dealer/shop, 33; Eliza Quinton, 38, peddler; Lily Quinton, 10; Henry Quinton, 7; James Quinton, 5; George Quinton, 3; and Ford John Quinton, 2 months. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 1970; Folio: 24; Page: 7.)

In 1908, George Quinton, 9, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of boys en route to Toronto, Canada.

In 1911, George Quinton, 13, was shown as a lodger with Newsome Cooper and family in Walpole, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth was shown as November 1898 and his immigration year as 1908.

On May 28, 1915, in London, Ontario, Canada, Geroge Quinton, 19 (Service Number: 491179; Force: Army; Unit: Canadian Engineers; Division: 3rd Tunnelling Coy.), enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Divizes, Wiltshire, England; that his next of kin was his brother, James Quinton, who resided in Allendale, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was November 11, 1896; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 7 inches in height; fair complexion; brown eyes; dark brown hair. He was a member of the Church of England.

Sapper George Quinton, son of Mr. H. and Mrs. E. Quinton, of Dorchester, England, died on September 17, 1917, in Belgium. He is remember on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium. The memorial bears the names of 55,000 men who were lost without trace during the defence of the Ypres Salient in the First World War. Carved in stone above the central arch are the words:

TO THE ARMIES OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE WHO STOOD HERE FROM 1914 TO 1918 AND TO THOSE OF THEIR DEAD WHO HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-05-08 16:33:21 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 15:31:33 /

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6255 ADAMS, Ada Gertrude1895ENG, WIL, Highworth Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6903 ADAMS, Anna Maria1858ENG, WIL, Potterne Sep 1873 : Polynesian CAN Maria Rye  
2656 ADDIS, Eli1893ENG, WIL, Highworth May 1909 : Virginian CAN Waifs & Strays  
7339 ALFORD, Thomas Reginald1912ENG, WIL Apr 1924 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
22020 AYLIFFE, Herbert Edward1884ENG, WIL, Swindon Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3690 BAILEY, Arthur Henry1896ENG, WIL, Burton Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3688 BAILEY, Elsie1895ENG, WIL, Burton Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3689 BAILEY, Hilda1895ENG, WIL, Burton Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17135 BALCH, William J.1887ENG, WIL, Devizes Oct 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
3486 BEAK, Albert Harry1883ENG, WIL, Hullavington Jul 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
3487 BEAK, Herbert Henry1881ENG, WIL, Swindon Jul 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
26863 BEAVEN, Joan1924ENG, WIL, Salisbury Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26862 BEAVEN, Margaret Annie May1922ENG, WIL, Salisbury Nov 1932 : Balranald AUS Fairbridge Homes  
8643 BLACKMAN, George1911ENG, WIL, Cricklade Jul 1925 : Athenia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
12339 BODMAN, Stanley James1890ENG, WIL, Calne Aug 1897 : Laurentian CAN MacPherson Homes  
13831 BOOTH, Jack Langton1912ENG, WIL, Melksham Sep 1924 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
8604 BRICKELL, George1884ENG, WIL Aug 1898 : Laurentian CAN Southwark Catholic Emigration Society  
18141 BRINKWORTH, Ellen1875ENG, WIL Sep 1886 : Sarmatian CAN Waifs & Strays  
10467 BRISTOW, George1910ENG, WIL, Mere Sep 1924 : Melita CAN Barnardos  
5637 CANHAM, Ralph Stanley1893ENG, WIL, HIghworth Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN National Childrens Home  
4402 CHAPMAN, Francis Joseph Leopold1898ENG, WIL, Melksham Jun 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4249 COLBEAR, Ada Annie1891ENG, WIL, Trowbridge Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4251 COLBEAR, Leonard David1897ENG, WIL, Trowbridge Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4250 COLBEAR, Margaret Elizabeth1894ENG, WIL, Trowbridge Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9141 COMPTON, Alfred T1895ENG, WIL, Wilton Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
21276 FERRIS, Reginald George1918ENG, WIL, Bradford upon Avon Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
3754 FIFIELD, Winifred1891ENG, WIL, Westbury Jun 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17601 GLASS, Cyril Albert 1891ENG, WIL May 1911 : Lake Champlain CAN Labourers & Domestics  
8389 GOVE, Annie1905ENG, WIL, Tisbury Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
19960 GRIMWOOD, Seymour1887ENG, WIL, Alderbury Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
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