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JURD, Owen Pearson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 127 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Central Macdonald, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Saint Albans, New South Wales, Australia, 15 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Taree, New South Wales, Australia, 16 August 1959, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Returned Services Wall 2 c/75 |
| Memorials: | The "Waler", Wisemans Ferry & Districts War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted Central Macdonald, NSW | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 127, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 127, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
WWI
L/Cpl. Owen Jurd, like his Troop Commander, took a gunshot wound to the left hip. He was admitted to 41st Field Ambulance RAMC, evacuated from Anzac Cove on the hospital ship "Delta" and sailed for Alexandria that afternoon.
L/Cpl. Jurd returned to duty with the 8th, L.H. Regt. and in January 1916 at Heliopolis Camp Egypt, promoted to Sergeant, he returned to Australia in Nov. 1916 and was discharged from the A.I.F. in March 1917 medically unfit.
Submitted 2 May 2026 by Robyn Sanday
Biography
Honoured on Wisemans Ferry District Anzac Memorial, unveiled at Dawn Service Anzac Day 2015, along with 26 others from the District who enlisted in the Great War 1914-1918
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