URQUHART, Arthur Keith (Keath Arthur)
| Service Number: | 6576 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Hexham, Victoria, Australia, 4 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Hexham, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 23 March 1966, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hexham Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Geelong St Giles Church Grammarians Honor Roll, Hexham War Memorial, Shire of Mortlake War Memorial, Warrnambool Club Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6576, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6576, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 6576, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 21 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 3 Dec 1916: | Transferred Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 4 Sep 1917: | Promoted Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 13 May 1918: | Discharged Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Roderick Robert Urquhart and Mary Helen Urquhart nee Armstrong of Boonerah, Hexham, Victoria. Brother of Roderick William Urquhart who was killed in action on 7 August 1916 while serving with the 8th Light Horse Regiment and has no known grave. His name appears on Panel 58 of the Jerusalem Memorial.
Mentioned in Despatches:- For valuable services rendered. London Gazette on 1 December 1916, page 11807, position 52. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 April 1917, page 926, position 60
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1917c Arthur married Eleanor Jessie Howe in Victoria
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