MCMURTRIE, Andrew
| Service Number: | 6347 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1916, Did initially enlist 27th June 1916 but was discharged as medically unfit, 4th July 1916 SRN 48195 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kensington, Victoria, Australia, March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Illness - pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 18 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Durrington Cemetery (Grave No. 204) - Inscription "An honourable life well ended", Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6347, 24th Infantry Battalion, Did initially enlist 27th June 1916 but was discharged as medically unfit, 4th July 1916 SRN 48195 | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6347, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6347, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Private Andrew McMurtie was born at Kensington, Flemington, Victoria in 1890. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 27th June, 1916 as a 26 year old, married Baker from Northcote, Victoria.
Private McMurtie arrived in England on 29th January, 1917 & posted to 6th Training Battalion at Larkhill, Wiltshire. He was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 14th February, 1917 but died at 1.45 p.m. on 18th February, 1917 from Broncho Pneumonia.
Three SOLDIERS who died on this day were buried in Durrington Cemetery Wiltshire (Coles & Hindhaugh were buried on 20th February & McMurtie was buried on 21st February, 1917).
Durrington Cemetery contains a total of 141 Australian WW1 Soldiers.
His full story can be found here
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/k---mc.html
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