Archie Robert Muir

Archie Robert Muir

Male 1889 - 1970  (81 years)

Personal Information    |    Sources    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Archie Robert Muir 
    Birth 7 Feb 1889  Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Letter from Archie Robert Muir
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 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
    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
    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
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Sailed to France and the Western Front 
    Military Honours 4 Jun 1924  Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1914/15 Start No. 338 issued to Archie Robert Muir 
    1914-15 Star
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    British War Medal No. 534 issued to Archie Robert Muir 
    British War Medal
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Victory Medal No. 534 issued to Archie Robert Muir 
    Victory Medal
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Anzac Commemorative Medallion and Badge awarded to Archie Robert Muir 

    The Anzac Commemorative Medallion and Badge
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Last Will and Testament of Archie Robert Muir 
    Death 19 May 1970  Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Burial Details of Archie Robert Muir
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1899, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Adele Clara Plummer,   b. 18 Jun 1856, Battery Point, West Tamar, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1949, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Family ID F2405  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

  • Sources 
    1. [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

    2. [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

    3. [S34] National Archives of Australia, 24 Aug 1914 (Reliability: 3).
      Australian Military Service Record pages 1 through 25. See attached PDF document.

    4. [S202] Australian War Memorial, 20 Oct 1914 (Reliability: 3).
      see attached extract of First World War Embarkation roll

    5. [S172] Tasmanian Government, Linc Tasmania, (Tasmanian Government), 15 May 1970 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached last will and Testament.

    6. [S97] Carr Villa Memorial Park Cemetery, 19 May 1970 (Reliability: 3).
      Archie Robert Muir Date of Death 19 may 1970 Age 81

    7. [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.


Home Page |  What's New |  Most Wanted |  Surnames |  Photos |  Histories |  Documents |  Cemeteries |  Places |  Dates |  Reports |  Sources