Regimental number | 4563 |
Place of birth | Yorkshire England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bople Mountains, Netjar, Townsville, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Beatrice McMurdo, Lanswood Villa, Sixth avenue, Durham, Natal, South Africa |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 17 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot XXIV, Row D, Plot 7), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Beatrice MCMURDO, 602 Stamford Hill Road, Durban, South Africa |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |