URQUHART, Hector Sinclair
| Service Number: | 5922 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warragul, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Malvern East, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Wounds, 20th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 15 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot 1, Row A, Grave 24. Rev. L.T. Canston officiated |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5922, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5922, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5922, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 15 Apr 1918: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 21st Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Urquhart and Margaret Urquhart nee McHutchison of 'Craigston', Coppin Street, East Malvern, Victoria.
Brother of Torquil Harold Urquhart who returned to Australia on 25 August 1919 having served with the 39th Battalion; Angus McBeath Urquhart who returned to Australia on 5 August 1916 having served with the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
12 April 1916 - enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria, with the 21st Battalion and with the rank of Private.
3 August 1917 - promoted to Lance Corporal
4 October 1917 - wounded in action. Wound to the back
14 April 1918 - wounded in action, second occasion.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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