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URQUHART, John Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3575 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Dunedin, New Zealand, 11 June 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Marine Engineer |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 24 September 1966, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Gunner, 3575, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| Date unknown: | Embarked Gunner, 3575, 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Donald Urquhart and Jean Urquhart of Dunedin, NZ.
Next of kin given as his sister Margaret Stewart of Calder Street, St Kilda, Dunedin, NZ.
13 January 1915 - enlisted at Liverpool, NSW, with the 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column with the rank of Gunner.
6 September 1915 - transferred to the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
5th October 1915 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Themistocles
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
15 August 1916 - discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to enteric and heart issues.