Ernest John QUINTON

Regimental number49740
Date of birth9 June 1878
Place of birthNelson
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 6.5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinBrother, C Quinton, Tadmor, Nelson
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 January 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Tahiti on 12 July 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 30 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records41
Place of burialPolygon Wood Cemetery (Row G, Grave No 18), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Harry Allan Quinton and Elizabeth Quinton, Nelson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 12 June 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 August 1917, and marched in to Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 27 September 1917; joined 3rd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 9 October 1917.

Killed in action, 30 December 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 13
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

Print format