URQUHART, Alexander John Trunley
| Service Number: | 560 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kelvin, Gunnedah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia, 12 November 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Gunnedah Cemetery, NSW Plot: NAag,D |
| Memorials: | Gunnedah & District Great War Honour Roll L-Z |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 560, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 560, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 560, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alexander Urquhart and Susan Urquhart of 'Willuri Farm', Kelvin via Gunnedah, NSW.
9 November 1914 - enlisted at Mitchell, QLD with the 5th Light Horse Regiment with the rank of Private.
8 October 1915 - promoted to Shoe Smith Corporal
10 December 1915 - promoted to Farrier Corporal
15 November 1918 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Port Darwin disembarking on 26 December 1918
Medals: 1914 - 1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
26 February 1919 - discharged at the 1st Military District
Husband of Topsy Gladys Urquhart nee Walker Alexander and Topsy married during 1925c in Hamilton, NSW
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