Regimental number | 78 |
Place of birth | Petersham, New South Wales |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | c/o Mrs Dick, Galloway Street, Parramatta, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs McMurtrie, c/o Mrs Dick, Galloway Street, Parramatta, New South Wales |
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Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
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Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Contracted tonsillitis at Gallipoli; transferred to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, 15 August 1915; discharged to Convalescent Home, 28 August 1915. Re-embarked for Gallipoli, 2 October 1915; rejoined unit, 10 October 1915. Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 10 December 1915 (tonsillitis); transferred to Hospital Ship 'Oxfordshire', 12 December 1915; arrived Alexandria, 15 December 1915, and admitted to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Luna Park; discharged from hospital, 5 January 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 28 March 1916. Wounded in action (gun shot wound, left leg, knee, severe), 22 June 1916; transferred to England, 26 July 1916; admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston, 28 July 1916. Discharged for return to Australia, commencing 12 November 1916 on board 'Wiltshire'; discharged in Sydney, 10 April 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Full name: Stuart Roderick McMURTRIE |
Date of death |