QUIHAMPTON, William Norman
| Service Numbers: | 426, 426B |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Birchip, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Daysdale, Corowa Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Birchip State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Influenza & Broncho - Pneumonia, 1st Australian General Hospital at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, 28 January 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England 40 G 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Daysdale & District WW1 Honour Roll, Daysdale Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 426, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 426, 6th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 426, 6th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jan 1919: | Involvement Driver, 426B, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 426B awm_unit: 3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1919-01-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William Norman QUIHAMPTON was born in Birchip, Victoria in 1894
His parents were John Wyborn QUIHAMPTON & Mary Ann McINTYRE who married in Victoria in 1890
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 28th January…… William Norman Quihampton was born at Birchip, Victoria in 1894.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 25th August, 1916 as a 22 year old, single, Farmer from Daysdale, NSW.
Private William Norman Quihampton, Service number 426 (later 426B), embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Port Lincoln (A17) on 20th October, 1916 & was transferred to Ulysses (A38) at Sierra Leone on 5th December, 1916. He finally disembarked at Devonport, England on 28th December, 1916.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
On 29th December, 1916 Private Quihampton was marched in from Overseas to Australian Details at Perham Downs, Wiltshire, England.
He was transferred to 3rd Division Machine Gun Company at Perham Downs, Wiltshire on 13th February, 1917 & taken on strength the same day with 6th Machine Gun Company.
Private Quihampton was written up for an Offence – absent without leave from Tattoo to 10.55 pm on 19th May, 1917. The offence was admonished by Capt. Algie.
On 15th June, 1917 Private Quihampton was appointed to the rank of Driver.
He proceeded overseas to France via Southampton on 7th September, 1917.
Driver Quihampton was reallotted his Regiment Number to contain the letter “B” – it was now 426B.
On 12th October, 1917 Driver Quihampton was sent to 11th Australian Field Ambulance with a dislocated right knee. He was transferred to 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station the same day & then transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital at Abbeville on 13th October, 1917. Driver Quihampton was transferred sick to 5th Convalescent Depot at Cayeaux on 2nd November, 1917. He was discharged to Base on 21st November, 1917 & was marched in to Base at Camiers on 22nd November, 1917. Driver Quihampton was marched out to his Unit on 28th November, 1917 & rejoined his Unit in the field on 3rd December, 1917.
He proceeded on leave from 11th February, 1918 & rejoined from leave on 28th February, 1918.
Driver William Norman Quihampton was wounded in action on 18th September, 1918. He was admitted to 1st Field Ambulance with a gunshot wound to buttock & transferred to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station the same day. Driver Quihampton was transferred to 11th Stationary Hospital at Rouen on 19th September, 1918 & invalided to England on Hospital Ship Carisbrook Castle on 21st September, 1918.
On 22nd September, 1918 Driver Quihampton was admitted to Alexandria Hospital at Cosham with a gunshot wound to right leg & buttock – severe. He was transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital at Dartford on 12th November, 1918 for convalescence.
He was on furlo from 31st December, 1918 & was to report to No. 2 Command Depot on 14th January, 1919.
Driver Quihampton was absent without leave on 14th January, 1919. He was due to report to Headquarters & was advised to report to Headquarters on 18th January, 1919. His lateness was excused & he was marched in to No. 1 Command Depot at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire on 20th January, 1919.
On 25th January, 1919 Driver Quihampton was admitted to the 1st Australian General Hospital at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire on 25th January, 1919 with Bronchial pneumonia. He was reported as dangerously ill on 26th January, 1919.
Driver William Norman Quihampton died at 11.30 pm on 28th January, 1919 at the 1st Australian General Hospital, Sutton Veny of Influenza & Broncho - Pneumonia.
He was buried in St. John the Evangelist Churchyard, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian War Graves & 2 Australian WW1 Nurses are laid to rest.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/n---q.html
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