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William George MUIR

Regimental number6822
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
SchoolKilkivan State School, Queensland
Age on arrival in Australia7
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressKilkivan, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Ann Muir, Kilkivan, Queensland
Enlistment date4 April 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 August 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death41
Age at death from cemetery records41
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XII, Row A, Grave No. 2), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
108
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Elizabeth Scott MUIR; husband of Mary Ann MUIR, Kilkivan, Queensland. Native of Glasgow, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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