URQUHART, John Alexander
| Service Number: | 1151 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Mont Park, Victoria, Australia, 1 September 1940, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St Kilda Cemetery, Victoria Presbyterian area, Compartment, Grave 179. Interred on 3 September 1940 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1151, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1151, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Alexander Urquhart and Agned Urquhart nee Marquis of Dorcas Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
1 July 1915 - enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria, with the 30th Battalion and with the rank of Private
2 May 1916 - promoted to Lance Corporal
20 July 1916 - wounded in action. Wound to the nose
11 November 1916 - taken on strength with the 8th Machine Gun Company
15 May 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 28 June 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
22 August 1919 - discharged at the 3rd Military District
During 1920c John married Elizabeth Wren in Victoria.