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William URQUHART

Regimental number6652
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPatrolman
AddressSouth Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 9"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs F E Urquhart, 123 Mandurah Road, South Fremantle, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 September 1916
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 29 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 March 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Eliza URQUHART
Discharge date4 November 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Field Marshall', 28 April 1918; disembarked Perth, 13 May 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 4 November 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death20 July 1934
Age at death48
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, URQUHART William

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