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MURDIE, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2957 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 June 1916, Enlisted Tumbarumba NSW allocated to 7th reinforcement’s 55th Battalion at Goulburn NSW on 4th September 1916. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Tumbarumba, Tumbarumba, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tumbarumba Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes , 14 September 1984, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Ryde, New South Wales North Ryde Sydney NSW |
| Memorials: | Tumbarumba District Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2957, 55th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Tumbarumba NSW allocated to 7th reinforcement’s 55th Battalion at Goulburn NSW on 4th September 1916. | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2957, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2957, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
| 30 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Training Battalion (AIF), Marchin from Hospital for training ex 7th reinforcement’s 55th Battalion. | |
| 28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 62nd Infantry Battalion, March out to 62nd Bn AIF at Windmill Farm UK on establishment of Unit. | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 35th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field France ex 62nd Battalion UK. | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2957, 35th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, Wounded in Action // Shrapnel wounds Chest . Evacuated to 53rd General Hospital Boulogue France for treatment and convalescence. | |
| 13 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2957, 35th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, Wounded 2nd Occasion. GSW left leg severe evacuated to England for treatment and convalescence. | |
| 12 Dec 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2957, 35th Infantry Battalion, Evacuated to 2MD Sydney medically unfit GSW Right leg / calf severe. For Discharge on HT Marmari. | |
| 27 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2957, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 2MD Sydney medically unfit GSW leg. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Brother of 2956 Private Hughie Murdie 18th Battalion (late 7th reinforcement's 55th Battalion AIF).
Awards British War Medal and Victory Medal.