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URQUHART, Robert Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 689 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Foster, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Foster, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Foster State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery, Beaumetz-les-Cambrai Plot 1, Row D, Grave 11. Headstone inscription: In memory of the beloved son of Mr & Mrs Urquhart Foster, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Foster Honour Roll, Foster State School No 1172 Great War Roll of Honor, Foster War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 689, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 689, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 689, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 689 awm_unit: 29th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-03-23 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Malcolm Urquhart and Mary Jane Urquhart nee Charlton of Foster, Victoria.
13 July 1915 - enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria, with the 29th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
1 August 1916 - promoted to Lance Corporal
6 February 1917 - promoted to Corporal
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal