Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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William Urquhart
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: Clyde Z/379
- Rank: Able Seaman
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve
- Unit/Ship: 189th Brigade Machine Gun Corps, R.N. Div
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 21
- Date of Death: 13.11.1916
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel
- Grave/Mem Ref no: IV.C.39.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address: 120 Victoria Rd, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Bessie Urquhart, 3 Derby Pl, Castle St, Broughty Ferry
- Father:
William Urquhart
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about William Urquhart
William Urquhart CZ/379 Machine Gun Section R.N.D.
URQUHART—Officially reported killed in action on 13th Nov., A.B. William Urquhart, Machine Gun Section, R.N.D., aged 21, only son and dearly loved son of the late William Urquhart, chemist, and Mrs Urquhart, 120 Victoria Road, Dundee.—Inserted by his mother and sister.
Dundee People’s Journal 6th January 1917
Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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