After completing his education in Stockholm and Marburg, Germany, he embarked on a career in diplomacy, serving in various roles across Europe and the United States.
Notably, he held positions in London, New York City, and Chicago before assuming the role of Consul General in Montreal and later Calcutta.
Transferred to Australia in 1945, he played a pivotal role in establishing the Swedish legation in Sydney and overseeing its relocation to Canberra, passing away before its completion in 1951, along with his architect brother.
[2] Lundquist was employed as an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm in 1917, served in Copenhagen the same year, Moscow from 1917 to 1918, and in Hamburg from 1918 to 1920.
[2] He was acting vice-consul in London in 1920, in New York City in 1921, and in Rotterdam in 1923, and served at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs the same year.
A guard of honor consisting of three officers and 50 troops from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, led the procession.
The cortege traveled from St James' Church to the Northern Suburbs Crematoriun, passing along Phillip, Bridge, George, and Grosvenor Streets and the Bradfield Highway.
[13][14][15][16] The urn containing the remains of Lundquist arrived in Gothenburg on 18 June 1950, aboard Rederi AB Transatlantic's motor ship Mattawunga.
The urn was then carried past the troops, who formed a line to a car while the band played a funeral march.