URQUHART, Albert
| Service Number: | 260 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Pyrmont, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Vraucourt Copse Cemetery, Vaulx-Vraucourt Plot II, Row B, Grave 9, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 260, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 260, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Urquhart and Mary A. Urquhart of Harris Street, Ultimo, NSW.
18 August 1914 - enlisted at Sydney, NSW, with the 4th Battalion and with the rank of Private
22 July 1915 wounded in action. Wound to the head
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Edward Urquhart who died of pneumonia on 4 January 1917 and is buried in the Tidworth Military Cemetery, Row C, Grave 243; Hector Urquhart who was killed in action on 22 August 1915 and has no known grave, his name appears on Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 39; Leslie Ernest Urquhart who returned to Australia on 11 February 1919 having served with the 17th Battalion and Norman Urquhart who returned to Australia on 14 May 1916 having served with the 13th Battalion