URANE, David
| Service Number: | 3158 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Junee, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Ryde, Ryde, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia, 20 March 1972, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Loggia area 12/3, R/90 |
| Memorials: | Hamilton Loco Employees Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3158, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3158, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Urane and Elizabeth Urane of Waterloo Street, Ryde, NSW.
23 July 1915 - enlisted at Liverpool, NSW, with the 1st Battalion and with the rank of Private.
13 February 1916 - transferred to the 53rd Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir
19 July 1916 - wounded in action. Transferred to England on 23 July 1916 aboard HS St. Denis with a severe wound to the left leg
23 September 1917 - promoted to Lance Sergeant
1 September 1918 - wounded in action for second time. Invalided to England on 4 September 1918 with wounds to the thigh and face
8 January 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Orsova disembarking on 3 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
25 April 1919 - discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding
During 1919c David married Florence Bell in Wickham, NSW.