William Charles Quinton

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

164328

Unit at enlistment:

84th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

October 25th, 1916

Cemetery:

Vimy Memorial - Pas de Calais, France

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Surrey

Birth city:

Croydon

Address at enlistment:

141 Eagle Avenue, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

9 Grant Road, Croydon, Surrey, England

Trade or calling:

Driver

Employer:

Coulbeck Grocer

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Circumstances of service: Killed

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action.
Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Trenches North of Courcelette.

BX November 12, 1916

Private W.C. Quinton Reported Killed – Next of Kin in Old Land, But He Enlisted in Brantford

Private William Charles Quinton formerly of the 84th Battalion has been killed in action. He was employed by A. Coulbeck grocer as a driver before enlisting. All his kin live in the old land, but his name was noted in the casualty list by a friend here. He was a single man and formerly resided at 141 Eagle Avenue.