URQUHART, Thomas Malcolm
| Service Number: | 1919 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bingara, New South Wales, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Linville, Somerset, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 30 July 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Albany Creek Memorial Park-Cemetery & Crematorium, QLD |
| Memorials: | Esk War Memorial, Linville War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1919, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1919, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Monsildale via Lenville, QLD
Son of Hugh Urquhart and Margaret Louisa Urquhart nee McLean of Mumulgum, Richmond River, NSW formerly of Casino, NSW.
Brother of Finley Urquhart who was killed in action at Bullecourt on 11 April 1917 while serving with the 15th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial and also Hugh Kenneth Urquhart who returned to Australia on 10 September 1919 having served with the 9th Battalion and Australian Corps Headquarters
16 March 1916 - enlisted at Brisbane, QLD, with the 42nd Battalion and with the rank of Private.
21 December 1916 - transferred to the 41st Battalion in England
31 July 1917 - wounded in action. Severe wound to the left arm and face. Embarked for England on 7 August 1917
16 December 1917 - commenced return to Australia disembarking on 18 February 1918 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
5 May 1918 - discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded