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URQUHART, Horace Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 8422 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Preston, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bread Carter |
| Died: | Croydon, Victoria, Australia, 4 November 1985, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden Of Remembrance 3 Wall Niches, Section 3. Wall H, Niche 36. Cremation service held on 7 November 1985 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 8422, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 8422, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son John Bailey Urquhart and Elizabeth Urquhart nee Layton of Buxton Street, Preston, Victoria.
21 August 1916 - enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria, with the 8th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
26 June 1917 - transferred to the 22nd Battalion
7 July 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Chemnitz disembarking on 5 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
20 October 1919 - discharged at the 3rd Military District
During 1927c Horace married Gladys Maud Waterson in Victoria.