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John James McMURTRIE

Regimental number5385
Place of birthOrange New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPlasterer
AddressWilliam Street, Orange, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, John Robert McMurtrie, William Street, Orange, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 26), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
83
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Sarah McMURTRIE, Orange, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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