URQUHART, Thomas Oliver
| Service Number: | 3514 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, 29 May 1942, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hamilton Public Cemetery, Victoria Presbyterian area, XXXV, Grave 3 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3514, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3514, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Urquhart and Agnes Urquhart nee Elliott of Norwood Road, Camberwell, Victoria. Brother of George Robert Urquhart who was killed in action on 26 September 1917 while serving with the 5th Field Company Engineers and has no known grave. His name appears on Panel 7 of the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres.
17 July 1915 - enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria with the 14th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
18 March 1916 - promoted to Lance Corporal
1 May1916 - promoted to Corporal
25 November 1916 - transferred the 15th Field Company Engineers with the rank of Sapper
17 May 1917 - transferred to the 5th Division Engineers
30 November 1917 - transferred to the 15th Field Company Engineers
3 February 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Derbyshire disembarking on 22 April 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
22 April 1919 - discharged at the 3rd Military District
Husband of Henrietta Blanche Urquhart nee Arkell of Hamilton, Victoria. Thomas and Henrietta married during 1922c in Victoria.