Regimental number | 2687 |
Place of birth | Wallup near Dimboola, Victoria |
School | Geelong High School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Tungamah, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Muir, 167 McKillop Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, Geelong, VIC. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 57th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/74/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was known as "Ike Muir" in his unit. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 19.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row F, Grave No. 3), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 164 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Alice Catherine MUIR. Native of Wallup Near Dimboola, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin to Lt Harold Williamson died of wounds July 7th 1916 and to Lt John Cedric Williamson killed in action October 4th 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |