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John Alexander Muir
| Name on Board | JA Muir |
| Name on Service Records |
John Alexander Muir |
| Enlistment Age | 23 |
| Occupation | Labourer, Yarraville Sugar Refinery |
| Place of Birth | Williamstown, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Sarah Muir |
| Address | 66 Parker St, Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 3/11/1915 |
| Service No. | 4873 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 7/03/1916 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Wiltshire A18 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 5th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 25/09/1917 |
| Unit on Death | 15th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Rank on Death | Gunner |
| Cause of Death | Died of Wounds received at Ypres, Belgium |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
No 3 Canadian Ccasualty Hospital, Belgium |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium |
Additional Information
John Muir attended Central State School, Williamstown. He was employed at Yarraville Sugar Refinery prior to enlistment.
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 13 October, 1917, p3
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