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MUIRHEAD, Henry Mortimer
| Service Number: | 7575 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1917, Keswick Barracks, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenelg, South Australia, 31 July 1885 |
| Home Town: | Gilberton, Walkerville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St Peters College |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant |
| Died: | Illness, Arthur St Menindie, South Australia, 2 September 1951, aged 66 years |
| Cemetery: |
North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Members of the Legal Profession & Students at Law WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide Rowing Club WW1 Pictorial Honour Board, Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, Walkerville St. Andrew's Anglican Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick Barracks, SA | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 7575, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7575, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7575, 10th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Obituary
Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), Monday 3 September 1951, page 3
Mr. H. Muirhead Retired Police Magistrate, Dies
Mr. Henry Mortimer Muirhead, former Police Magistrate, died at his home in Arthur street. Medindie, late yesterday afternoon. He was 66.
Mr. Muirhead, who retired as Police Magistrate and head of the Adelaide Police Court Department in July last year, had been in the Government service since since March, 1911. when he was appointed associate clerk
He was made industrial registrar in 1913, and became a special magistrate in the country local courts department in 1923. He was made a special magistrate of he Adelaide Police Court in 1926. In 1934 Mr. Muirhead was appointed Police Magistrate. He enlisted in the AIF in 1917 and served with the 10th Battalion in France and Belgium.
Mr. Muirhead's father was a solicitor, and his son, Mr. J. H. Muirhead, of Grassmere, is also following the law. His widow was a daughter of the late Sir Richard Butler. Mr. Muirhead will be buried privately today.
Submitted 3 September 2018 by Elizabeth Allen
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Henry was born as Mortimer Henry MUIRHEAD on 31st July, 1885 at Glenelg, South Australia
His parents were Charles Mortimer MUIRHEAD & Margaret Sarah ROBB
He served in WW1 and returned to Australia on 12th May, 1919
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal.
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Two of his brothers also served in WW1
1. Gordon MacKinnon MUIRHEAD (SN 9464) returned to Australia in 1919
2. John Robb MUIRHEAD (Lieutenant/Colonel) returned to Australia in 1919
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He became a Police Magistrate (see link for photo & story)
Henry married Kathleen Sarah Agnes BUTLER on 29th December, 1923 in South Australia
He died at home in Arthur St Menindie, South Australia on 2nd September, 1951
Biography
7575 Private Henry Mortimer Muirhead, 10th Battalion, was a 32 year old civil servant from Gilberton, South Australia when he enlisted on 6 August 1917. He embarked for overseas with the 25th Reinforcements of the 10th Battalion from Melbourne on 30 October 1917 aboard HMAT Aeneas. While serving in the Amiens area in Northern France, he suffered from influenza and was evacuated to England. He rejoined the 10th Battalion in France just before the war ended and returned to Australia on 12 May 1919. One of 131 photographs displayed on an honour board showing members of the Adelaide Rowing Club who enlisted for active service in the First World War.
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