SIdney Ewart UREN

UREN, SIdney Ewart

Service Number: 29463
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Not yet discovered
Last Unit: Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF
Born: Bristol, England, 1890
Home Town: Denmark, Denmark, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Fireman & Blacksmith
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World War 1 Service

3 Oct 1916: Involvement 29463, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
3 Oct 1916: Embarked 29463, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Simon John Uren and Elizabeth Uren of Northumberland Terrace, Westhoe, Plymouth, England.

15 February 1916 - enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA, with the 118 Howitzer Battery and with the rank of Private 

31 August 1916 - promoted to Shoeing Smith

17 January 1917 - transferred to the 3rd Divisional Artillery Details 

19 January 1917 - transferred to the 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column

10 February 1917 - transferred to the 3rd Divisional Artillery Details

5 June 1917 - transferred to the 12th Field Artillery Brigade

21 June 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Konigin Luise disembarking on 2 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

17 September 1919 - discharged at the 5th Military District

Husband of Caroline Uren nee Parnell of Dartmouth, England. Sydney and Caroline were married on 2 November 1918 in St. Saviours Parish Church, Dartmouth, England. F.R.B. Simpson officiated.

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