William MURDOCH DCM

MURDOCH, William

Service Number: 172
Enlisted: 17 September 1914
Last Rank: Captain
Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
Born: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia , 13 January 1894
Home Town: Irvinebank, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Blacksmith
Died: Redruth, Cornwall, England, 2 November 1965, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Irvinebank Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

17 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Bugler, 172, 15th Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1914: Embarked 172, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
22 Dec 1914: Involvement 172, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1916: Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal
2 Feb 1917: Imprisoned
11 Nov 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Captain

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Distinguished Conduct Medal

'For conspicuous gallantry during prolonged operations. He handled the battalion machine guns with great skill and determination, and did fine work throughout, beating off counter attacks.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917