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URQUHART, Vernon James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3495 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, 2 April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Swan Hill, Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Cerebal Thrombosis, Prahran, Victoria, 25 March 1968, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Lawn E 115 |
| Memorials: | Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3495, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3495, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3495, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Battalion | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion, From 59th Battalion | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3495, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Compound fracture of the right thigh. Embarked HS Newhaven at Calais for England on 17 August 1916 | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3495, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed and transferred to England on 21 April 1918 | |
| 9 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3495, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3 Military District as medically unfit due to being gassed |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his uncle Dan Urquhart of the Federal Hotel Swan Hill, Victoria.
Son of Christina Urquhart of Federal Hotel, Swan Hill, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 20 October 1918 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 15 December 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1927c Vernon married Esther Macklin in Victoria
On page 23 of his medal file his death report gives his full name is shown as Vernon James Urquhart of Sycamore Street, South Caulfield, Victoria and his occupation as a farmer.