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Richard Thomas Muirson
| Name on Board | R Muirson |
| Name on Service Records |
Richard Thomas Muirson |
| Enlistment Age | 32 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Place of Birth | Lancefield, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Duncan and Anne Muirson |
| Address | North Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 16/09/1914 |
| Service No. | 1095 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 22/12/1914 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Ulysses A38 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 14th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 5/06/1915 |
| Unit on Death | 14th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | KIA (previously reported missing) |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Gallipoli (no known grave) |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Additional Information
Richard Thomas Muirson enlisted with the second Williamstown contingent of 42 enlistees and sailed with the Second Convoy of 19 ships which departed from Albany, Western Australia on 31 December 1914.
Richard and his brother, Francis Loftus Muirson (348) enlisted together and embarked from Melbourne in the same transport ship. They landed together at Gallipoli. When running ashore Francis looked back for his brother but he never saw him again
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle, 26 December 1914, p3
The National Anzac Centre, Albany, Western Australia
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