URBHANS, Alfred Robert Henry Charles
| Service Number: | 32249 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Natimuk, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Winchelsea, Surf Coast, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, 6 August 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 9 August 1954. Ashes interred in Agonis, Bed 2, Rhododendron and held in perpetuit |
| Memorials: | Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Winchelsea Residents of Winchelsea & District Roll of Honor, Winchelsea WWI Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Feb 1917: | Involvement Driver, 32249, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 14 Feb 1917: | Embarked Driver, 32249, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Osterley, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Frederick William Urbahns and Lily Anne Urbahns nee McClure of 'Yeronga Vale', Winchelsea, Victoria.
9 October 1916 - enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria, with the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade with the rank of Gunner.
17 October 1917 - transferred to the 4th Divisional Ammunition Column
18 October 1917 - transferred to the 10th Field Artillery Brigade
1 April 1918 - wounded in action. Embarked for England aboard HS Newhaven on 9 April 1918 with wound to the scalp.
12 March 1919 - transferred to AIF Headquarters.
21 November 1918 - awarded Military Medal. Citation reads: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty the attack by 2nd American Corps on St. Souplet sector on 17 October 1917. Just prior to the barrage and immediately after Zero the 37th Battery was subject to a heavy bombardment. This Gunner was the only unwounded member of his gun detachment but he managed his gun alone during a considerable portion of the barrage. By his fearless and determination he set a fine example to the remaining detachments who had also been depleted by casualties. London Gazette on
3 July 1919, page 8358, position 26. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 17 October 1919, page 1530, position 137.
Commenced return to Australia 4 July 1919 aboard HT Norman disembarking on 18 August 1919
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victoy Medal
25 September 1919 - discharged at the 3rd Military District