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PARISH, Murdoch Morrison
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3744 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wimmera, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Caloote, Mid Murray, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 27, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3744, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3744, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3744, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 16th Battalion to the 48th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3744, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3744 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mary Ann Britten of 26 Fenn Place, Adelaide.Later of Little King William Street, Kent Town, SA
Next of kin listed as his sister Ethel May Brighton of Caloote via Mannum, SA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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