Regimental number | 940 |
Place of birth | North Berwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland |
School | North Berwick High School, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 30 Cleveland Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Muirhead, Clifford Road, Berwick, England |
Previous military service | He was a member of Royal Scots Volunteers for six years. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served through all the Gallipoli Campaign and was at the evacuation. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Le Sars, Somme, France |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No. 36), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 172 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Annie MUIRHEAD, Clifford Road, North Berwick, England |