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William UREN

Regimental number1805
Place of birthCharters Towers, Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationButcher
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 4.5"
Weight123 lbs
Next of kinFather, Henry Uren, Hunter Street, Charters Towers, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 August 1915
Place of enlistmentCharters Towers, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on 21 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 21 January 1917
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry Hoskin an Emma Jane UREN
Discharge date18 April 1917
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 22 January 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 21 February 1917, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 18 April 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death24 September 1933
Age at death42
Place of burialCharters Towers Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, UREN William

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