Sergeant

Robert James Murdoch

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. Sarah Murdoch, of 12, Laing St., Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
7/754
Name:
Robert James Murdoch
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs S. Murdoch (mother), 12 Laing Street, Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand|Mrs S. Murdoch (mother), 12 Laing Street, Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Post-office, Ealing, New Zealand|Unknown address
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Engine driver
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

2nd Reinforcements
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessels:

Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. B. 248.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert James Murdoch
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