George Fredrick URQUHART

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URQUHART, George Fredrick

Service Numbers:	6910A, 6910
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling:	Armadale State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Fitter's Assistant
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 1 September 1918
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Malvern St George's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

21 Nov 1917:	Involvement Private, 6910A, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
21 Nov 1917:	Embarked Private, 6910A, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
1 Sep 1918:	Involvement Private, 6910, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6910 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-01

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of George Mayon Urquhart and Daisy Matilda Urquhart nee Potter of 'Ida Villa', Neerim Road, East Caulfield, Victoria.

6 August 1917 - enlisted at Malvern, Victoria, with the 24th Battalion and with the rank of Private

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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