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Andrew Murdock AIRD

Regimental number12949
Date of birth27 June 1895
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressBaines Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.2
Height5' 2.5"
Weight115 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Aird, Baines Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date14 September 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameSanitary Section 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/78/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Field Ambulance
FateReturned to Australia 5 March 1919
Discharge date15 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nevasa', 5 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 15 June 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No Q187387.
SourcesNAA: B2455, AIRD Andrew Murdock

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