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


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Date of Birth
: Nov 1897

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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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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3812 QUINTON, George1897ENG, WIL, Salisbury Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
21940 RALPH, George1881ENG,    , Salisbury Apr 1894 : Labrador CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
10377 WINGROVE, Sidney 1915ENG,    , Salisbury Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN YMCA