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Record #23789
Name :
: George Stephen MURDOCH (1896 - 1917)
  aka : Lance Corporal Murdoch, M


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 4 Dec 1896

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 14 Nov 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, New Pitsligo
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, Passchendaele
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 16 Jun 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Hesperian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Individuals

Agency
: Sailing Alone
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Lance Corporal George Stephen Murdoch.

1901 Scottish Census records place the family of Georgina and Stephen Murdoch at 23 Low Street in New Pitsligo, Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In residence were their children William (11), Bessie (6), and George (4).

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: MURDOCK
Given Name: George S
Age: 18
Sex: M
Ship: Hesperian
Year of Arrival: 1913
Departure Port: Glasgow
Departure Date: 1913-06-07
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1913-06-16
Comments: Individuals
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4798
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 15 Jul 1915 in Toronto, Ontario. George Stephen Murdoch was born 4 Dec 1896 in New Pitsligo, Scotland. He was a Machinist by trade. His Next of Kin was his Mother, Georgina Murdoch of New Pitsligo, Aberdeen, Scotland. 5'6" in height with grey eyes and brown hair, he had a tattoo on his left forearm of a ship. His religion was noted as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action when in charge of a ration party at Passchdendaele, West Flanders, Belgium. He was hit by shell fire and killed instantly. His Next of Kin was Mrs. Georgina Murdock of 2 School Street, New Pitsligo, Aberdeen, Scotland. His body was not recovered for burial, his name is listed on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12042439 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-27 09:06:19 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-27 09:06:57 /

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6418 ALEXANDER, Thomas1893SCT,     Jun 1910 : Hesperian CAN Cossar (George Carter)  
22548 ANDERSON, Alex1896SCT,     Jul 1912 : Hesperian CAN Cossar (George Carter)  
13168 ANDERSON, George Bennie1901SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
13169 ANDERSON, Mary Gordon Inglis1899SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
6419 ANDERSON, Walter Michie1896SCT, RFW, Paisley Apr 1910 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
2959 ANGUS, Alexander1899SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
22549 ANTHONY, Alexander1902SCT,     Mar 1915 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
9820 BARRIE, Isabella1895SCT,     Aug 1911 : Hesperian CAN Sailing Alone  
9818 BATHGATE, John1900SCT,    , Airdrie Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
9819 BATHGATE, William 1900SCT,    , Airdrie Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
5681 BEATON, George Alexander1897ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
19664 BEATON, Marion1902ENG,     Jun 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
19665 BEATON, Maximillian1899ENG,     Jun 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
21646 BELL, Agnes1902ENG,     Jun 1912 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
17338 BELL, James1899ENG,     Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
22850 BRADBURY, Claude1899ENG,     Apr 1915 : Hesperian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
12577 BRAIDWOOD, Janet1902ENG,    , Paisley Jun 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
12576 BRAIDWOOD, Jne 1900SCT, RFW, Paisley Jun 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
17446 BROWN, David 1892SCT,     Apr 1909 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
10661 BURRAGE, Arthur1899ENG, SSX, Horsham Jul 1915 : Hesperian CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
4334 BURT, Gerald1902ENG, KEN, Lewisham Jul 1915 : Hesperian CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
3723 CAMERON, David1896SCT,    , Helensburgh Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
3724 CAMERON, Gordon1898SCT,    , Helensburgh Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
16022 CAMPBELL, Andrew1899SCT,     Apr 1909 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
5593 CHEDD, Albert 1899ENG,    , Islington Mar 1915 : Hesperian CAN Salvation Army  
2965 COONEY, Charles1901SCT, RFW, Paisley Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
2964 COONEY, James1898SCT, RFW, Paisley Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
10296 DAWES, Emmanuel1901ENG,    , Greenwich Jun 1915 : Hesperian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
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