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Wilfred James MUIR

Regimental number6359A
Place of birthQuorn, South Australia
SchoolNortham State School and Perth Boys School, Western Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationClerk
AddressYork, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, William Muir, Katanning, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets.
Enlistment date15 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 13 October 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll6339
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 10 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death20.8
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialFouilloy Communal Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
80
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Henrietta Jane MUIR. Native of South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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