URQUHART, Farquhar
| Service Number: | 1050 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Christmastown, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Goulburn General Cemetery, New South wales Church of England area, Grave 57. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1050, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1050, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Hugh Urquhart and Margaret Nicol Urquhart nee Kerr of Christmas Town, Victoria.
7 May 1915 - enlisted at Liverpool, NSW, with the 19th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
12 August 1915 - transferred to 4th Field Company Engineers with the rank of Sapper
12 September 1915 - wounded in action. Wound to the knee
14 November 1916 - transferred to the 15th Field Company engineers
11 April 1917 - promoted to Lance Corporal
21 March 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Kildonian Castle disembarking on 7 May 1919
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
17 June 1919 - awarded Military Medal. Citation reads:-
For great gallantry and devotion to duty. In the neighbourhood of Peronne, during the operations of August 31st, September 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th, this N.C.O. has rendered the utmost assistance to his Officer, in the reconnaissance and the construction of tracks and footbridges over the Somme Valley. More especially on the nights of August 30th/31st. and September 2nd/3rd. when this N.C.O. was in charge of his Section, and they were constructing a track 300 yards in advance of our Infantry Outposts, under Machine Gun fire, this N.C.O. coolly and cheerfully urged his men on, working at a distance of about 200 yards from the enemy machine gunners. he set a most wonderful example of coolness and determination to his men, and, despite the casualties, kept the men together and working.
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115
Date: 10 October 1919
6 July 1919 - discharged at the 3rd Military District