URQUHART, Ormond
| Service Number: | 2513 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northcote, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bushman |
| Died: | Died from a mine explosion, Boulder, Western Australia, 10 June 1930 |
| Cemetery: |
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Boulder St George's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2513, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2513, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Fremantle |
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Full name Ormond Hamilton Maxwell Urquhart
Son of Donald Urquhart and Mary Sibba Urquhart nee Morris of Perth, WA. Brother of Robert Leslie Gibson Urquhart who died of wounds on 3 October 1918 received while serving with the 3rd Division Medium Trench Mortar and is buried in the Netley Military Cemetery, Row N, Grave 409
4 May 1915 -- enlisted at Moora, WA, with the 11th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
1 March 1916 - transferred to the 51st Battalion
16 March 1916 - transferred to the 4th Pioneer Battalion.
8 August 1816 - wounded in action
11 July 1917 - transferred to the 52nd Battalion
20 January 1918 - transferred to the 3rd Division Medium Trench Mortar Battery with the rank of Gunner.
28 February 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Anchises disembarking on 10 April 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
3 June 1919 discharged at the 5th Military District