Robert Elliott Urquhart CB DSO (1901 - 1988)

Born 28 Nov 1901 in Staines, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Pamela Edith Condon — married 1939 in Lahore, Punjab, India

Died 13 Dec 1988 at age 87 in Port of Menteith, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

This profile is part of the Urquhart Name Study.

Robert Urquhart CB DSO is a member of Clan Urquhart.

Robert Elliot Roy Urquhart was born in London, England, United Kingdom in 1901, the son of Alexander Urquhart and Isabel Gillespie.^[1][2]

In the 1911 census Robert (age 9) was the son of Alexander Urquhart at Aberfeldy House, Green Lane, Shepperton, Mdx, Shepperton, Middlesex, England.^[3]

Robert Urquhart married Pamela Condon in Lahore, Punjab in 1939 and they had four children including Elspeth Campbell who married Menzies Campbell and Suki Urquhart who is author of The Scottish Gardener

Operation Market Garden

Operation Market Garden, Wikimedia

Operation Market Garden, Wikipedia

National Army Museum

Imperial War Museum

D.S.O. 1943

Aberdeen Press and Journal - Saturday 16 October 1943.
D.S.O. for Brig. R. E. Urquhart.
Brigadier-General Robert Elliot Urquhart, whose name appears in a recent issue the "London Gazette" as one of the Scottish recipients of the D.S.O., has a close connection with Aberdeenshire. He is the eldest son of Dr Alex. Urquhart, Shepperton-on-Thames, a graduate both in Arts and Medicine of Aberdeen University; and a nephew of Dr W. S. Urquhart, Torphins, formerly Principal of the Scottish Church College, Calcutta, and Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University. His grandfather, the late Rev. Robert Urquhart, was for many years minister at Oldmeldrum.

Robert Urquhart retired from the Army in 1955.

He was portrayed by Sean Connery in the 1977 movie A Bridge to Far.

Major General Robert Urquhart passed away at Port of Menteith, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1988.

Obituary..Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec 1988.
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Obituary..St. Petersburg Times, 16 Dec 1988.
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Sources

1. ↑ Scotlands People. 2021. Scotlandspeople. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk Name: URQUHART, Robert Elliot; Mother's Surname: Gillespie; GRO Ref: 1902, Mar Qtr, STAINES, Vol. 03A, Pg.1.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F81-2RJ : 1 October 2014), Robert Elliott Urquhart, 1902; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Staines, Middlesex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 126; ED, institution, or vessel: 13; Piece: 6737
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2352 #39420339 (accessed 12 March 2023)
   Robert Elliott Urquhart (9) son in household of Alexander Urquhart (38) at Aberfeldy House, Green Lane, Shepperton, Mdx, Shepperton, Middlesex, England. Born in Shepperton, Middlesex, England.
4. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK7L-DVB5 : accessed 24 August 2019), Major General Robert Elliott Urquhart, California, United States, 17 Dec 1988; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Los Angeles Times, born-digital text.
5. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSB-RVGC : accessed 24 August 2019), Major General Robert Urquhart, SouthEast, Florida, United States, 16 Dec 1988; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing St. Petersburg Times, born-digital text.

See Also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232378155/robert-elliot-urquhart: accessed 21 November 2022), memorial page for Gen Robert Elliot “Roy” Urquhart (28 Nov 1901–13 Dec 1988), Find A Grave: Memorial #232378155, citing Port of Menteith Churchyard, Port of Menteith, Stirling, Scotland; Maintained by PJC (contributor 50185637) .
• J. W. Hackett, ‘Urquhart, Robert Elliott (1901–1988)’, rev. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2006 Article, accessed 15 Oct 2017
• Staines, Wikipedia
• Battle of Arnhem, Wikipedia
• Robert Elliot 'Roy' Urquhart, Wikipedia.
• Arnhem
• Roy
• Amazon

Wikipedia contributors, "Menzies Campbell," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Menzies_Campbell&oldid=1140019751 (accessed March 12, 2023).

• Menzies Campbell
• Elspeth Campbell
• Article Sir Ming Campbell and his stepson by Sue Fox 20 April 2008 (The Times)
• Hetty Tayler (1946). History of the Family of Urquhart. Aberdeen University Press. pg 272.