Archie Robert Muir

1889 - 1970  (81 years)

• Name	Archie Robert Muir
  Birth	7 Feb 1889	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia   [1, 2]
  		Letter from Archie Robert Muir Archie sent letter to officer in charge Army Central Records. In letter he states his date of birth as quote born at Hawthorn Melbourne Victoria 7-2-1889
  Gender	Male
  War Service	24 Aug 1914	Brighton, Tasmania, Australia   [3]
  	War Service - World War I Archie Robert Muir Enlisted 12th battalion, 3rd infantry Brigade, AIF on 24 Aug 1914 and served until discharged on 16 Feb 1919.
  War Service	20 Oct 1914	Gallipoli   [4]
  	256 Private Archie Robert Muir 12th Infantry Battalion, on 20 October 1914 at Hobart Embarked on A2 HMAT Geelong for Gallipoli.
  		World War 1 Nominal Roll Lance Corporal Archie Robert Muir World War 1 Nominal Roll, Service No. 256 lance Corpral Muir Archie robert 12th Battalion enlisted 31 Aug 1914 Returned to Australia 20 Oct 1918
  		Australian Imperial Force Nominal Roll Archie Robert Muir Private Archie Robert Muir, Service No 256, 25yrs, Occupation Orchardist, Single Address Rosevears, Tasmania, Next of Kin address Mrs R Muir, Mother, Rosevears, West Tamar, Tasmania, Religion C of E, 12 Infantry Battalion, "B" Company.
  		First World War Embarkation roll - Archie Robert Muir 256 private Archie Robert Muir 12 Infantry Battalion, embarked 20 October 1914, at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia on A2 HMAT Geelong for Gallipoli, Turkey
  		Australian War Memorial - World War I history of 12th Battalion The 12th Battalion was among the first infantry units raised for the AIF during the First World War. Half of the battalion was recruited in Tasmania, a quarter was recruited in South Australia, and a quarter from Western Australia. With the 9th, 10th and 11th Battalions it formed the 3rd Brigade.
  War Service	Mar 1916	France
  	Sailed to France and the Western Front
  Military Honours	4 Jun 1924	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  	1914/15 Start No. 338 issued to Archie Robert Muir
  		1914-15 Star The 1914?15 Star was authorised in 1918 and was awarded for service in specified theatres of war between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915. A recipient of the 1914 Star could not also be awarded the 1914?15 Star. Eligibility The 1914-15 Star may be awarded to those who saw service in a prescribed Theatre of War between 5 August 1914 and 31…
  Military Honours	4 Jun 1924	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  	British War Medal No. 534 issued to Archie Robert Muir
  		British War Medal British War Medal, Left to Right Obv and Rev Sides Instituted by King George V in 1919 to mark the end of World War I and record the service given. The qualification period was later extended to cover post-war mine clearance and service in Russia during 1919 and 1920. The British War Medal was awarded for service in a theatre of war between 5…
  Military Honours	4 Jun 1924	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  	Victory Medal No. 534 issued to Archie Robert Muir
  		Victory Medal Left to Right: obv Face and Rev Face The Victory Medal was authorised in 1919 to commemorate the victory of the Allied Forces over the Central Powers. Each of the Allied nations issued a ?Victory Medal' to their own nationals with all of these having the figure of Victory on the obverse as a common feature. Australians were awarded the medal…
  Military Honours	11 Aug 1967	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  	Anzac Commemorative Medallion and Badge awarded to Archie Robert Muir
  		The Anzac Commemorative Medallion and Badge n March 1967 the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Harold Holt, announced that a commemorative medallion and badge was to be issued to surviving members of the Australian Defence Force who served on the Gallipoli Peninsula, or in direct support of the operations from close off shore, at any time during the period from the first ANZAC Day in April 1915…
  Will	15 May 1970	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia   [5]
  	Last Will and Testament of Archie Robert Muir
  Death	19 May 1970	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia   [6]
  		Burial Details of Archie Robert Muir Archied died 19 May 1970 age 81years and was cremated at Car villa Memorial Park on 21 May 1970. His ashes were place in the Remembrance Gardens at Carr villa in Location C6 Number 203.00, Site FC.
  Burial	21 May 1970	Launceston Garden of Remembrance, Carr Villa Memorial Park, Lanceston, Tasmania, Australia   [7]
  	Archie Robert Muir, age 81, died 19/5/1970, cremated 21/5/1970 and his ashes are located C6, number 203.00, Site FC
  		Burial Details of Archie Robert Muir Archied died 19 May 1970 age 81years and was cremated at Car villa Memorial Park on 21 May 1970. His ashes were place in the Remembrance Gardens at Carr villa in Location C6 Number 203.00, Site FC.
  Person ID	I7851	Tucker Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Robert Coran Muir,   b. 1848, Scotland, United Kingdom d. 1899, New Zealand (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Adele Clara Plummer,   b. 18 Jun 1856, Battery Point, West Tamar, Tasmania, Australia d. 31 Mar 1949, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F2405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Myee Blanche Dutton,   b. 1896, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia d. 27 Jul 1951, Hobart Tasmania, Australia (Age 55 years)
  Children	1. Melville Archie Dutton Muir,   b. c1921, Tasmania, Australia d. 31 Jan 1950, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (Age ~ 28 years)   2. Dawn Myee Dutton Muir,   b. c1923   d. 21 Nov 1941, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (Age ~ 18 years)
  Family ID	F2441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S13] Department of Justice, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, Federation Index, Victoria 1889 - 1901, (Macbeth Genealogical Services Pty Ltd), 1889 (Reliability: 2). Surname Muir, Given Names Archie Robert, Event Birth, Sex male, Father Robert, Mother Adele Clara Plummer, Birth Place Hawthorn, Year 1889, Reg Number 4231 [S200] Archie Robert Muir, 7 Feb 1889 (Reliability: 3). Born at Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria, 7-2-1889 -birth details written in letter dated 1 - 8 1967 from Archie to The Officer in Charge of Army central records. See attached letter [S34] National Archives of Australia, 24 Aug 1914 (Reliability: 3). Australian Military Service Record pages 1 through 25. See attached PDF document. [S202] Australian War Memorial, 20 Oct 1914 (Reliability: 3). see attached extract of First World War Embarkation roll [S172] Tasmanian Government, Linc Tasmania, (Tasmanian Government), 15 May 1970 (Reliability: 3). See attached last will and Testament. [S97] Carr Villa Memorial Park Cemetery, 19 May 1970 (Reliability: 3). Archie Robert Muir Date of Death 19 may 1970 Age 81 [S97] Carr Villa Memorial Park Cemetery, 21 May 1970 (Reliability: 3). Archie Robert Muir Age 81, Date of Death 19 May 1970, Date of Service 21 may 1970, Cremation, Location C6, Number 203.00, Site FC.