URQUHART, George
| Service Number: | 2012 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Orymond, Scotland, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 8 June 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden of Remembrance 3 Wall Niches, Section 4, Wall G, Niche 123. Cremation service held on 10 June 1964 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2012, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2012, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Donald Urquhart and Margaret Urquhart nee Ferguson of Black Hills, Kininmouth via St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
18 June 1915 - enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria, with the 24th Battalion and with the rank of Private
5 May 1916 - transferred to the Trench Mortar Battery with the rank of Gunner
29 October 1917 - transferred to the 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column with the rank of Driver
22 March 1918 - wounded in action. Gassed. Embarked HS Princess Elizabeth on 2 April 1918 for England
6 July 1918 - transferred to the 3rd Division Medium Trench Mortar Battery with the rank of Gunner.
13 April 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Castalia disembarking on 30th May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
22 July 1919 - discharged at the 3rd Military District
During 1923c George married Irene May Price in Victoria.