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URQUHART, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6101 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Edinburgh, Scotland, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Fettler |
| Died: | Hollywood, Perth, Western Australia, 25 October 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Wesleyan area, Section IA, Grave 0428 |
| Memorials: | Bunbury Picton Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6101, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6101, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Urquhart and Agnes Urquhart nee Smith of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Husband of Jenna (Jane) Anne Urquhart of Spencer Street, South Bunbury, WA. Father of John Urquhart who returned to Australia on 10 February 1919 having served with the 10th Light Horse Regiment.
21 March 1916 - enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA, with the 16th Battalion and with ther rank of Private
5 February 1917 - wounded in action. Multiple shell wounds to the left side
22 July 1917 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Nestor diembarking on 10 September 1917
1 October 1917 - discharged at the 5th Military District