John James MCMURTRIE

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Service Number:	5385
Enlisted:	12 February 1916, Bathurst, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Monumental mason
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 February 1917
Cemetery:	Warlencourt British Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Orange "Fallen of Orange" Memorial Banners, Orange Cenotaph, Orange Patrician Brothers' Old Boys Union Great War Roll of Honor, Orange St. Joseph's Church Roll of Honor, Orange WW1 Honour Board

12 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5385, Bathurst, New South Wales
22 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 5385, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
22 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 5385, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney

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