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URQUHART, George Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6038 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 15th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Camberwell and Balwyn State Schools, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Dairying |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 7. A memorial cross was erected in the Ypres Reservoir cemetery Plot 1, Row F. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 6038, 5th Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 6038, 5th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 6038, 15th Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6038 awm_unit: 15th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 |
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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 Thomas Oliver Urquhart who retired to Australia on 22 April 1919 having served with the 15th Field Company Engingeers
12 August 1915 - enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria, with the 5th Field Company Engineers and with the rank of Private
18 March 1916 - taken on strength with the 15th Field Company Engineers at Tel-el-Kebir with the rank of Sapper
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal