Regimental number | 10 |
Place of birth | Ipswich Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | Moonbra, Ipswich, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, David Muir, Moombra, Ipswich, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, Machine Gun Section |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board TRANSPORT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Squadron |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 17), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 180 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Killed in Action 5th November, 1917. Parents: David and Jane Emily MUIR, "Merrinder", Coominya, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 7846 Pte Colville Currie MUIR, 15th Bn, killed in action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 19 May 1918. |