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URQUHART, Charles Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2993 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St. Peters, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Peakhurst, Hurstville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia, 23 October 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2993, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2993, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alexander Urquhart and Sarah Ellen Urquhart of Ponds Road, Peakhurst, NSW
18 September 1916 - enlisted at Sydney,NSW, with the 59th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
14 July 1918 - promoted to Lance Corporal
5 July 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Port Melbourne disembarking on 20 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
28 September 1919 - discharged at the 2nd Military District
During 1923c Charles married Maud W. Clark in Auburn, NSW