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URQUHART, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6652 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 October 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Patrolman |
| Died: | Western Australia, 20 July 1934, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6652, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 29 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 6652, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 6652, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6652, 28th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Embarked HT Warilda for England on 19 November 1917 | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6652, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Urquhart and Elizabeth Urquhart nee Reynolds of Footscray, Victoria.
Husband of Florinda Etheline Urquhart nee Thompson of Mandurah Road, South Fremantle, WA. William and Florina married during 1906c in South Fremantle, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 28 April 1918 aboard HT Field Marshal disembarking on 13 May 1918.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal