British War Medal (51544 PTE. R. QUAYLE. E.YORK.R.); Victory Medal (51544 PTE. R.QUAYLE. E.YORK.R.); General Service Medal clasp Iraq (51544 R. QUAYLE. E.YORK.R.)
51544/4335286 Robert Quayle was born in Newcastle, Northumberland in 1898. He enlisted in the 2/East Yorkshire Regiment and was WIA GSW Right Knee.
The 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment was in Kamptee, India in August 1914.They returned to England and landed in December 1914 where they moved to Hursley Park near Winchester. In December 1914 they were attached to 83rd Brigade, 28th Division and on 16 January 1915 landed at Le Havre, France whereafter they sailed on 26 October 1915 from Marseilles to Egypt and on to Salonika.
Quayle's Pension Card confirms that he received a GSW to the Right Knee although it is not clear when or where this was. The 1921 census confirms that he was in Mosul, Mesopotamia with his regiment. It was for service here that he earned the GSM Iraq.
The 1939 Register has him living at 17 Coast Road, Newcastle where he was a Boor Repairer with his own business. He was also an ARP Ambulance Driver. He passed away in Newcastle in 1977.
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