243901 Capt.(Chapl). George Blair Urquhart British Army Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own) from:Larkhall My father, the Rev. George Blair Urquhart, was minister of Chalmers Church, Larkhall, Lanarkshire at the outbreak of WW2. He was initially rejected for war service on medical grounds due to a heart murmur, but eventually by obtaining further medical opinions, was able to join as an army chaplain. He served with the Cameron Highlanders, and the Black Watch, and perhaps other units. He was part of the advance through France into Germany after D-Day. His unit was supposed to cross the Rhine at Arnhem in the wake of its capture but that did not happen as is well known. He was based in Germany for a while at the end of the war. He later served with his unit in India before leaving the army around 1946-47.
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