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PEDLAR, Murdoch John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1558 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1915, 1st Reinforcements - joined Bn in Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Natimuk, Victoria, Australia , August 1889 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Springbank, Mitcham, South Australia, 18 August 1949, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Interred on 20 August 1949 |
| Memorials: | Mount Gambier Knight & Cleve Pictorial Honour Rolls |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1558, 27th Infantry Battalion, 1st Reinforcements - joined Bn in Adelaide | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1558, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 27th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 4 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1558, 27th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, Evacuated sick to UK. Rejoined unit Feb 17 | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1558, 27th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Evacuated to the UK Returned to Australia | |
| 5 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1558, 27th Infantry Battalion, Sever Gunshot (or 'General Shrapnel') wound Left Arm RTA 11 Jan 18 Disch 4th Military District Keswick Barracks |
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Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name Murdoch Jno Lovell Pedlar
Birth Date Abt 1889
Birth Place Mount Arapiles, Victoria
Registration Year 1889
Registration Place Victoria, Australia
Father William Pedlar
Mother Susan Collier
Registration Number 33541
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