Cuthbert William URWIN

URWIN, Cuthbert William

Service Number: 12454
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
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
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World War 1 Service

22 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12454, 10th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria
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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Biography 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