John (Jack) MURDIFF

MURDIFF, John

    Service Number: 984
    Enlisted: 23 September 1914, Sydney, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery
    Born: Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire), Dublin, Ireland, 7 June 1874
    Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Christian Brothers Kingstown, Dublin, Ireland
    Occupation: Fireman / Stoker
    Died: Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 20 July 1916, aged 42 years
    Cemetery: Pozières British Cemetery
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    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    23 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 984, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Sydney, New South Wales
    18 Oct 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 984, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
    18 Oct 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 984, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
    5 Apr 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 984, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for M.E.F Gallipoli per H.M.T. "Derflinger"
    25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 984, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    22 Jun 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion
    8 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 984, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Gallipoli per O.C.H.S "Delta" -- Evacuation Wounded
    8 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 984, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded In Action -- G.S.W. Face and Neck
    11 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 984, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt. -- Admitted to No3 Auxillery Hospital.
    31 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 984, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Rejoined Unit -- Gallipoli
    28 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 984, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt -- Gallipoli Evacuation ex H.M.T. "Huntsgreen"
    4 Jan 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Reverts to Private -- AWOL
    22 Mar 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 984, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Ivernia"
    28 Mar 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 984, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
    5 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 984, 2nd Infantry Battalion, To Trench Mortar School of Instruction at Berthen.
    12 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, T.O.S. from 2nd Infantry Battalion
    20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 984, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, Killed In Action
    20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 984, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 984 awm_unit: 1st Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20

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    Biography contributed by VWM Australia

    Private John Murdiff originally of Kingdown (now Dun Laoghaire), Dublin, Ireland, emigrated to Australia when he was 35 years old. Prior to his arrival, he served as a Stoker with the Royal Navy. 

    On his Attestation Paper, he noted his age as 36 years but a copy of his birth records indicates he was age 42 years at the time of death. 

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