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URWIN, Cuthbert William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 12454 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1916, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Querrieu British Cemetery, Picardie Row B, Grave 11. Headstone inscription reads: He died if it were death to give his life that we might live |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12454, 10th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 12454, 10th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 12454, 10th Field Ambulance, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 12454, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 12454 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Divisional Mechanical Transport Company awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-04-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William James Urwin and Eliza Urwin nee Higham of Findon Street, Hawthorn, Victoria later of 'Tanfield Tea', 229, Cotham Road, Kew, Victoria
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