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Son of Jesse Quinton, of 58, Bury St., Stowmarket, Suffolk, England; husband of Florence May Elderson (formerly Quinton), of 2320, Barnard St., Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A.
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Private Edward Quinton
Grave of 17048 Pvt. Edward Quinton who served with the 7th Battn. C.E.F.
Born in the city of Needham Market in Suffolk England on Nov. 1st 1895. Husband of Florence May Quinton, Edward enlisted into the C.E.F. at Valcartier Quebec on Sept. 23rd 1914, he listed his occupation as "Locomotive fireman" Edward died at Vancouver BC of the Spanish flu on Feb. 28th 1919 at the age of 33. He was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.
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Grave of 17048 Pvt. Edward Quinton who served with the 7th Battn. C.E.F. Born in the city of Needham Market in Suffolk England on Nov. 1st 1895. Husband of Florence May Quinton, Edward enlisted into the C.E.F. at Valcartier Quebec on Sept. 23rd 1914, he listed his occupation as "Locomotive fireman" Edward died at Vancouver BC of the Spanish flu on Feb. 28th 1919 at the age of 33. He was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.
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Memorial Cross in the section where 17048 Pvt. Edward Quinton was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.
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Cemetery view of the section where 17048 Pvt. Edward Quinton was laid to rest in the Mountain View cemetery of Vancouver BC.
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Commemorated on:
Page 541 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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VANCOUVER (MOUNTAIN VIEW) CEMETERY British Columbia, Canada
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