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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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3004 AARON, Alfred Robert1899ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3003 AARON, John Richard1895ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3007 ABBEY, Bertha1890ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3006 ABBEY, John1887ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3161 ABBEY, Thomas1892ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3020 ABBOT, Alice1877ENG, MDX, Islington Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3047 ABBOT, William1878ENG,     Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
3019 ABBOTT, Alfred1869ENG,     Aug 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
23669 ABBOTT, Alice1877ENG,     Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3022 ABBOTT, Bertie1894ENG, SFK, Ipswich May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos sharonmx5 , patty_in_ms  
3025 ABBOTT, David Henry1891ENG, ESS, Grays Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3055 ABBOTT, Douglas Groves1910ENG, HAM, Hartley Wintney Apr 1924 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
3858 ABBOTT, Emily Jane1886ENG, YKS, Guisborough Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8354 ABBOTT, Frederick Albert Prosper1885ENG, LND, Homerton Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
3036 ABBOTT, George1894ENG, MDX, London Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3038 ABBOTT, Herman Henry1882ENG, MDX, Hoxton, London Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
10624 ABBOTT, John1913ENG,     Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos  
3045 ABBOTT, Leslie1883ENG,     Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3060 ABBOTT, Lilian1903ENG,     Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3026 ABBOTT, Mary1888ENG, ESS, Maldon Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
3049 ABBOTT, Penelope1901ENG, KEN, Sidcup Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5046 ABBS, Bertie Cecil John1914ENG, LND, St. Pancras Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
3061 ABDALE, John George1873ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne Mar 1891 : Norwegian CAN Barnardos  
3063 ABEL, Albert Edward G.1901ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3066 ABEL, Charles1891ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3065 ABEL, Florence1902ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3067 ABEL, Frederick1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3068 ABEL, George1887ENG,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3069 ABEL, George1897ENG,     Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3071 ABEL, John1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
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