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URQUHART, George Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 568 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moonan Brook, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Moonan Brook, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia , 16 November 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 568, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 568, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Urquhart and Ellen Marie Urquhart of Moonan Brook, Scone, NSW.
28 August 1914 - enlisted at Randwick, NSW, with the 2nd Battalion and with the rank of Private.
11 August 1915 - wounded in action. Wound to the abdomen
20 October 1915 - commenced return to Australia from Suez aboard HS Kanowna disembarking on 22 November 1915 as wounded
26 June 1916 - discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit
Husband of Mary Sarah Urquhart nee Carter of 'Mahdi', Moonan Brook, NSW. George and Mary married during 1919 in Scone, NSW