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Pte. George Alexander MURDOCK

Pte. George Alexander MURDOCK

Male 1897 - 1917  (19 years)


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  • Name George Alexander MURDOCK 
    Prefix Pte. 
    Birth 18 Oct 1897  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census-Household Member 1901  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census-Household Member 1911  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    S 1/2 Lot 12, Con 9; & S Pt N 1/2 Lot 14 Con 10 
    Attestation Papers 14 Apr 1915  Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    # 410143 38th Battalion, Canadian INfantry 
    Cause of Death WW II 
    Circumstances of Death 28 Jun 1917  No. 7 Casualty Clearing Station Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    38th Battalion 
    Death 28 Jun 1917  Avion, Pas de Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8, 9] 
    Burial Noeux-les-Mines, Pas de Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Address:
    Noeux-Les-Mines Communal Cemetery
    Noeux-Les-Mines
    France 
    Person ID I49260387  Whitewater Region Early Families
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2022 

    Father John Campbell MURDOCK,   b. 14 Jun 1864, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1911, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Margaret Harriett MOORE,   b. 11 Oct 1869, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1949, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jun 1892  Pembroke Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Family ID F20149711  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    FF-Trinity United Church Forester`s Falls Plaque honouring deceased members in WW1    		FF-Trinity United Church Forester`s Falls Plaque honouring deceased members in WW1

    Documents
    FFHX - Forester's Falls War Memorial Unveiled    		FFHX - Forester's Falls War Memorial Unveiled
    The Cobden Sun Jun 20, 1920 newspaper clipping
    FFHx-Forester's Falls War Memorial article    		FFHx-Forester's Falls War Memorial article
    The Cobden Sun, originally published June 24, 1920
    FFHx-War Memorial Tablet unveiled at Trinity United Church    		FFHx-War Memorial Tablet unveiled at Trinity United Church
    Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook of Harold Bennett, held at the Cobden Legion
    ROSS TWP. WAR MEMORIAL unveiled    		ROSS TWP. WAR MEMORIAL unveiled
    The Cobden Sun, Jun 24, 1920

    Histories
    Murdock, Pte. George Alexander military summary    		Murdock, Pte. George Alexander military summary
    Compiled by Fay Bennett from sources listed

  • Notes 
    • 1911 Census Ross Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario with parents

    WWI service:
    • Arrived in France on Aug 14, 1916.
      Sustained a GSW to lt hand 4th phalanx on Nov 1, 1916; admitted to 3 General Hospital, Boulogne for an amputation of the finger and discharged back to field on Jan 26, 1917.

    Census-Household Member:
    • Role: Household Member
    • Role: Household Member

    Attestation Papers:
    • Gave BD as Oct 15, 1986, His occupation was labourer. He was 18 yrs, 4 months. He was 5' 7" tall with a fair complexion, blue eyes and fair hair

    Circumstances of Death:
    • "Died of Wounds
      He was wounded by shrapnel from an enemy shell while taking part in an attack on Avion. His wounds were dressed and he was taken to No. 7 Casualty Clearing Station where he died."
      considered dangerously wounded

  • Sources 
    1. [S576] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html).

    2. [S777] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Birth Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (Subscription www.ancestry.ca), No Reg #, Ross Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3).
      Birth Registration of George Alexander Murdock b. Oct 18 1897 to John C Murdock and Maggie H Moore

    3. [S605403] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html).

    4. [S606145] FamilyTree.Com, '"Ontario Birth Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (Subscription www.ancestry.ca), 037972 Ross Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3).
      Birth Registration of George Alexander Murdock b. Oct 18 1897 to John C Murdock and Maggie H Moore

    5. [S605408] Library and Archives of Canada, Archivia Net On-Line Research Tool ,, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1911, (Database, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html).

    6. [S606734] Canada., Mil-WWI Personnel Records of the First World War, ( Library and Archives Canada . https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx.).

    7. [S606744] Canada., Mil-Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War, (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx.).

    8. [S871] Church, Les & Aldine, Newspaper - Births, Deaths and Marriages Abstracts From the Renfrew Mercury 1871 - 1924.

    9. [S605457] Church, Les & Aldine, Newspaper - Births, Deaths and Marriages Abstracts From the Renfrew Mercury 1871 - 1924.

    10. [S606735] Veterans Affairs Canada, Mil-Canadian Virtual War Memorial, ((www.veterans.gc.ca/eng)), ). (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S606398] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Mil-Commonwealth War Graves Commission, ((www.cwgc.org)), ). (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S779] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), #010545 Westmeath Twp., Renfew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3).
      John C Murdock age 31 years; res & b. Ross Twp; widower; farmer, s/o James Murdock and Mary Campbell to Margaret Moore age 23  b. & res Ross Twp; spinster; d/o Benjamen Moore and Nancy Holt; Witnesses : Alfred Holt, Forester's Falls and Rollie Moore, Ross Twp; Jun 1 1892, Pembroke; both Methodist; by Rev W A Hanna by license

    13. [S436] Methodist Church (Beachburg, Westmeath Twp.,, Ontario, Canada), Church Records - Methodist Marriage Register, Beachburg, Westmeath Twp., 1892-1906 (Reliability: 3).
      wit: Alfred HOlt, Foresters Falls & Nellie Moore, Rolph
      at Pembroke twp, Jun 1 1892 by W. A. Hanna

    14. [S763317] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), #010545 Westmeath Twp., Renfew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3).
      John C Murdock age 31 years; res & b. Ross Twp; widower; farmer, s/o James Murdock and Mary Campbell to Margaret Moore age 23 b. & res Ross Twp; spinster; d/o Benjamen Moore and Nancy Holt; Witnesses : Alfred Holt, Forester's Falls and Rollie Moore, Ross Twp; Jun 1 1892, Pembroke; both Methodist; by Rev W A Hanna by license

    15. [S763340] Methodist Church (Beachburg, Westmeath Twp.,, Ontario, Canada), Church Records - Methodist Marriage Register, Beachburg, Westmeath Twp., 1892-1906 (Reliability: 3).
      wit: Alfred HOlt, Foresters Falls & Nellie Moore, Rolph
      at Pembroke twp, Jun 1 1892 by W. A. Hanna


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