Alexander MCMURTRIE

MCMURTRIE, Alexander

Service Number: 848
Enlisted: 15 November 1915, Enlisted at Rockhampton
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 42nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 1892
Home Town: Longreach, Longreach, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 7 March 1917
Cemetery: Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres
Plot 1V, Row F, Grave 10
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

15 Nov 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 848, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton
5 Jun 1916: Involvement Private, 848, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916: Embarked Private, 848, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Rose Matilda Sylvester of Kelvin Graove, Queensland

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal