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John Crawford MURDOCH

Regimental number1706
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressPort Pirie West, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Annie Murdoch, c/o Mrs Atkins, Green Street, Brompton Park, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 February 1916
Place of enlistmentPort Pirie, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name48th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/65/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 24 January 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*MURDOCH
Discharge date13 July 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Delta', 24 January 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 5 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 13 July 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
SourcesNAA: B2455, MURDOCH John Crawford

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