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MUIR, Leopold Claude James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4267 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Fitzroy, Victoria, October 1892 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lee Street State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 28 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4267, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4267, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4267, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4267, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
PTE. LEOPOLD C. J. MUIR
While carrying in Cecil J. Coe, a wounded comrade, in France, Private Leopold C. J. Muir was shot by a sniper and subsequently died.
Private Coe also succumbed to his wounds, the date of the death of
both soldiers being July 28, 1916. A son of Mrs A. R. Muir, 15 Newry
street. North Fitzroy, Private Muir was rejected in 1914, but offering
himself again in 1915, was accepted. A younger brother is serving in
France, and his grandfather fought in the Indian and New Zealand
wars winning three medals end a laurel wreath, presented to him by
Queen Victoria.
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