Herbert Leslie UREN

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Service Number:	993
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 24 February 1894
Home Town:	Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mechanic
Died:	Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 8 April 1972, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Townsville (Belgian Gardens) Cemetery, Qld Section E3, Row 14, Grave 44
Memorials:	Boys Central School Great War Honor Board, City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll, Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour

18 May 1916:	Involvement Sergeant, 993, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
18 May 1916:	Embarked Sergeant, 993, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney

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At the time of enlistment he was residing at Townsville, QLD.

Son of Edward James Uren and Mary Elizabeth Uren nee Robins of Melville Street, Charters Towers, QLD.

4 October 1915 - enlisted at Townsville, QLD, with the 41st Battalion with the rank of Private.

17 December 1915 - promoted to Corporal

25 February 1916 - promoted to Sergeant

24 December 1916 - wounded in action. Multiple wounds. Invalided to England on 11 January 1917

4 May 1917 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Miltiades disembarking on 4 July 1917 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

21 August 1917 - discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to wounding.

On 1 January 1919 - Herbert married Lilian Grace Johnston in QLD.