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MURDOCH, William Henry Walker
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2676 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clare, South Australia, 9 August 1877 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 28 December 1916, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mont Huon Military Cemetery, le Treport, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hindmarsh Federated Brick, Tile & Pottery Industrial Union Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2676, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2676, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide |
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Embarkation Roll (static.awm.gov.au) records 3rd Christian name as Walter instead of Walker
"THE LATE PRIVATE W. H. W. MURDOCH.
Mrs. Jane Murdoch, Hocking-street, Brompton, has received news that her eldest son Private W. H. W. Murdoch, died from gunshot wounds in the head 6th December 28 in the 2nd Canadian Hospital. This is the second son Mrs. Murdoch has had killed in France. The only son left now is also serving. Private W . H. W. Murdoch was 39 years of age, and highly respected by all who knew him." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 20 Jan 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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