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URQUOHART, William Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3850 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Nowra, New South Wales, Australia, 24 December 1898 |
| Home Town: | Nowra, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Postal Clerk |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 17 December 1987, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Anglican Monumental Section 8, Grave 601. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3850, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 11 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3850, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 11 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3850, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
| 15 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 4 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, In France | |
| 9 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3850, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Urquhart and Mary Urquhart of Nowra, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard City of Poona disembarking on 17 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c William married Lydia Dorothy Elliott in Nowra, NSW