Regimental number | 2956 |
Place of birth | Tarranginnie, Victoria |
Place of birth | Tarranginnie, New South Wales |
School | Barham State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Bullock driver |
Address | Tumbarumba, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Agnes Murdie, Tumbarumba, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 55th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Noreuil Australian Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 86 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Tumbarumba Roll of Honour ('Advance Australia'), Tumbarumba, New South Wales. Parents: William and Agnes MURDIE, Tumbarumba, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2957 Pte Robert MURDIE, 35th Bn, returned to Australia, 21 December 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |