URQUHART, Robert Leslie Gibson
| Service Number: | 21112 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Field Artillery Brigades |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, At sea aboard HMAT Esquibo, United Kingdom, 3 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England Row N, Grave 409. Headstone inscription reads: His duty nobly done. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Darwin War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 21112, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 21112, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 21112, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 21112 awm_unit: Australian Field Artillery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-10-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Port Darwin, NT.
Son of Donald Urquhart and Mary Sibba Urquhart nee Morris of James Street, Perth, WA. Brother of Ormond Hamilton Maxqell Urquhart who returned to Australia on 30 April 1919 having served with the 3rd Division Medium Trench Mortar Battery
24 September 1915 - enlisted at Bribane, QLD, with the 9th Field Artillery Brigade and with the rank of Private
2 January 1916 - promoted to Gunner
30 September 1916 - transferred to the 3 Division Medium Trench Mortar
29 September 1918 - wounded in action. Wound to the back resulting in Paralysis
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal