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Robert Charles Urquhart

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel U_002. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel U_002. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Urquhart AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII C/JX 247127 AWMM
    • WWII JX247127 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Greece AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Navy AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII C/JX 247127 AWMM
    • WWII JX247127 AWMM
  • Military service
    Royal Navy Record Book of Naval Personnel (R21346617)
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Robert Urquhart was the son of Robert and Dorothy Hazel Urquhart, of Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    23 May 1941 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Mediterranean AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent, England AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • In memory of my first Cousin Robert Charles Urquart died at sea, HMS Kelly, 23rd May, 1941.
    Public - Jacquelin - Other relative - 23 March 2016
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
23 March 2016JacquelinBerry, NSW, AustraliaOther relative

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