| Service number | 644 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 20/06/1893 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Wollongong, Unanderra |
| Death Date | 28/11/1915 |
| Death Place | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
| Unit | 1st Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Event | The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (644) Private Frederick Warren Muir, 1st Battalion, AIF, First World War 1914-1918 |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Private Frederick Warren Muir
Description
Frederick Warren Muir, a law student from Unanderra, enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force at Randwick on 22 August 1914. He had brief military experience, having spent two-and-a-half years as a lieutenant in the cadets. Muir was assigned to the 1st Infantry Battalion and departed Sydney for Egypt aboard HMAT Afric on 18 October 1914.
After training at Egypt, Muir left with the 1st Battalion for the Dardanelles and participated in the landing on 25 April 1915. He wrote home to his mother almost every week from the trenches, describing in detail his experiences at the front line. His letters were published in the South Coast Times, a local paper in Wollongong.
In late November 1915, Muir was badly wounded and taken to the Hospital Ship Glenart Castle, just off the coast of the peninsula. Unfortunately, on 28 November he succumbed to his wounds and was buried at sea. Frederick Muir is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey.
Collection items
Document
Rolls
-
First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
-
First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 1st Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
-
Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 1st Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 20/06/1893 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of embarkation | 18/10/1914 | |
| Date of enlistment | 22/08/1914 | |
| Date of death | 28/11/1915 |
Related information
Conflicts
Places
Subjects
Related Objects
- Muir, Frederick Warren (Private, b.1893 - d.1915)
- Muir, Frederick Warren (Private, b.1893 - d.1915)
- The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (644) Private Frederick Warren Muir, 1st Battalion, AIF, First World War.
- Diary of Frederick Warren Muir, 1915
- Diary of Frederick Warren Muir, 1915
- Letters from Frederick Warren Muir, 1914-1915
- Letters from Frederick Warren Muir, 1914-1915
- Letters relating to Frederick Warren Muir, 1915-1916
- Letters relating to Frederick Warren Muir, 1915-1916
- Scrapbook relating to Frederick Warren Muir, 1915