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URQUHART, John Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6827 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coleraine, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Coleraine, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Coleraine State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot XV111, Row A, Grave 1. Headstone inscription reads: The beloved eldest son of T & M Urquhart Coleraine Victoria |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6827, 5th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6827, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 6827, 21st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6827 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Urquhart and Mary Jane Urquhart nee Perry of 'Raby', Coleraine, Victoria
7 September 1916 - enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria, with the 5th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
27 August 1917 - transferred to the 21st Battalion. Re-allotted service number now 6827A
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal