Territory Stories

Robert Urquhart

Details:

Title

Robert Urquhart,

Name

Robert Urquhart,

Also known as

Urquhart, Robert Leslie Gibson,

Collection

Fallen ANZACs, Territory ANZACs, First World War, 1914-1918,

Place of birth

Melbourne (Vic.),

Place of enlistment

Brisbane (Qld.),

Date of enlistment

1915-09-24,

Age

30 years 9 months,

Occupation

Labourer,

Service

Australian Imperial Force,

Unit

6 Australian Medium Trench Mortar Battery,

Rank

Gunner,

Service number

21112 or 2112,

Next of kin

Donald Urquhart - Parents ; 48 James Street, Perth, W.A.,

Date of death

1918-10-03,

Place of burial

Netley Military Cemetery (England),

Memorial

Darwin Cenotaph,

Biographical notes

Parents were Donald Urquhart and Mary Sibbald Urquhart.,

History

Urquhart left Darwin on SS 'Changsa' on 14 September 1915. He embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A8 'Argyllshire' 11 May 1916. He was wounded on 29 September and died at sea HMAT 'Essequibo' on transfer to England.,

Subject

Australia. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, History, World War, 1914-1918, Northern Territory, ANZAC,

Related links

http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=8397067&I=1&SE=1, http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/items/ACCNUM_LARGE/RCDIG1067266%5CRCDIG1067266--149-.JPG, http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/nominal_rolls/first_world_war/page/R1551470/, http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/awm4/13/110/, http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/363494/URQUHART,%20ROBERT%20LESLIE%20GIBSON, http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/nominal_rolls/first_world_war/page/R1551470/ [Nominal Roll], http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=8397067&I=1&SE=1 [Service Record], http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/items/ACCNUM_LARGE/RCDIG1067266%5CRCDIG1067266--149-.JPG [Embarkation Roll - HMAT A8 'Argyllshire'], http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/awm4/13/110/ [Unit war diary], http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/363494/URQUHART,%20ROBERT%20LESLIE%20GIBSON [Commonwealth War Graves - Netley Military Cemetery - Robert Leslie Gibson Urquhart],

Parent handle

http://hdl.handle.net/10070/214500,