William Beresford MUIR (1891

William Beresford MUIR (1891 - 1964)

shearer, teamster, police officer, soldier, MM

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
William MUIR (1920 - ) Robert Bruce MUIR (1921 - ) Heather Jean MUIR (1923 - ) Living Living Living	William Beresford MUIR (1891 - 1964) + Sarah GREGORY (1891 - 1989)	William James MUIR (1864 - 1902)	James Cawfield MUIR (1834 - 1917)	James MUIR
				Margaret (MUIR)
			Anne DUNSMUIR (1836 - 1915)	John DUNSMUIR
				Janet WYLIE
		Jane Euphemia MCINTYRE (1868 - 1952)	Archibald MCINTYRE (1844 - 1905)	Peter MCINTYRE (1804 - 1869)
				Catherine MCDERMOTT ( - 1854)
			Johanna PRINGLE (1850 - 1923)	James PRINGLE (1817 - 1873)
				Rebecca VALLANCE (1835 - 1875)

b. 1891 at Uriarra, New South Wales, Australia

m. 1919 Sarah GREGORY (1891 - 1989) at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

d. 04 Jul 1964 at Bexley, New South Wales, Australia aged 73

Near Relatives of William Beresford MUIR (1891 - 1964)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	James Cawfield MUIR	abt 1834	Inch, Wigtown, Scotland	13 Apr 1917	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	83
Grandmother	Anne DUNSMUIR	1836	Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland	31 Mar 1915	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	79
Grandfather	Archibald MCINTYRE	1844	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	18 Jul 1905	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	61
Grandmother	Johanna PRINGLE	1850	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	19 Aug 1923	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	73

Father in Law	Thomas GREGORY	1857	Duntroon, ACT, Australia	04 Jul 1941	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	84
Mother in Law	Barbara MCMILLAN	1857	Argyll, Scotland	01 Feb 1936	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	79

Father	William James MUIR	1864	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	04 Jun 1902	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	38
Mother	Jane Euphemia MCINTYRE	1868		13 Jul 1952	Bexley, New South Wales, Australia	84

Self	William Beresford MUIR	1891	Uriarra, New South Wales, Australia	04 Jul 1964	Bexley, New South Wales, Australia	73

Wife	Sarah GREGORY	1891	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	23 Sep 1989	Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia	98

Son	William MUIR	1920	Marrickville, Sydney, Australia
Son	Robert Bruce MUIR	1921	Marrickville, Sydney, Australia
Daughter	Heather Jean MUIR	1923	Bexley, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Son	Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter	Living or Recently Deceased

Sister	Johanna MUIR	1888	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	1889		1
Brother	James Archibald MUIR	1889	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	Jul 1980	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	91
Sister	Catherine (Kit) McDemott MUIR	1894	Uriarra, New South Wales, Australia	19 Mar 1977		83
Brother	John Oswald Howard MUIR	1895	Uriarra, New South Wales, Australia	20 Sep 1977	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	82
Brother	Peter Richard MUIR	1898	Uriarra, New South Wales, Australia	13 Oct 1975	Canberra, ACT, Australia	77
Brother	Clarence Robert Norman MUIR	1900	Uriarra, New South Wales, Australia	08 Apr 1966	Northcote, Victoria, Australia	66

Uncle	John MUIR	1855	Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland	1897	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	42
Aunt	Sarah MUIR	1855	Scotland
Uncle	James MUIR	1856	Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland	1875	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	19
Aunt	Jane MUIR	1858	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt	Margaret MUIR	1860	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle	Robert MUIR	1861	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	1877	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	16
Aunt	Ann MUIR	1863	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt	Marion MUIR	1867	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	1867	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	0
Aunt	Agnes M MUIR	1868	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt	Marion MUIR	1870	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	1870	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	0
Uncle	Richard W MUIR	1871	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	1935	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	64
Aunt	Elizabeth MUIR	1873	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt	Ada MUIR	1877	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia

Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	William Clarence MUIR	1919	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Richard John MUIR	1921	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Joan Catherine MUIR	1923	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Ellen Elsie MORRISON	1907	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Alice M MORRISON	1909	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Mary MORRISON	1912	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Arthur MORRISON	1914	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Gladys MORRISON	1916	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	John Thomas WILLIAMS	1912	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Nathan Norman WILLIAMS	1914	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Keith WILLIAMS	1916	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Allan Edward WILLIAMS	1918	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Jean Constance WILLIAMS	1920	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Doreen Barbara GREGORY	1922	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	1923	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	1
Niece	Nellie Irene GREGORY	1924	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	John David GREGORY	1938	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	1939	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	1
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased

Sister in Law	Catherine Margaret GREGORY	1880	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	26 Sep 1973	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	93
Brother in Law	John Edward GREGORY	1882	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law	Jane Olive May (Jenny) GREGORY	1887	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	Aug 1971	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia	84
Sister in Law	Edith Marion GREGORY	1888	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1939	Hay, New South Wales, Australia	51
Brother in Law	George Hector GREGORY	1889	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	10 Oct 1972	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	83
Brother in Law	Thomas David GREGORY	1893	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	31 Mar 1962	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	69
Sister in Law	Mary Barbara GREGORY	1895	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law	Roy Angus Alex GREGORY	1897	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1899	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	2
Brother in Law	Albert Rudolph GREGORY	1899	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	28 May 1968	Canberra, ACT, Australia	69
Sister in Law	Hazel Priscilla NEALE	1899	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law	Edna Marline Arline JONES	1901	Wattle Flat, New South Wales, Australia	1973	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	72
Sister in Law	Violet Esther MCCAWLEY	1893	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	02 Mar 1968	Canberra, ACT, Australia	75
Sister in Law	Lillian Abigail PLUMMER	1900	West Bromwich, Straffordshire, England

Events in William Beresford MUIR (1891 - 1964)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1891		William Beresford MUIR was born	Uriarra, New South Wales, Australia	29580/1891	6
04 Jun 1902	11	Death of father William James MUIR (aged 38)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6
1919	28	Married Sarah GREGORY (aged 28)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	9109/1919
1920	29	Birth of son William MUIR	Marrickville, Sydney, Australia		6
1921	30	Birth of son Robert Bruce MUIR	Marrickville, Sydney, Australia		6
1923	32	Birth of daughter Heather Jean MUIR	Bexley, New South Wales, Australia		6
13 Jul 1952	61	Death of mother Jane Euphemia MCINTYRE (aged 84)	Bexley, New South Wales, Australia	21264/1952 Rockdale	6
04 Jul 1964	73	William Beresford MUIR died	Bexley, New South Wales, Australia	28298/1964	6

Personal Notes:

Honours and Awards - William Beresford Muir
Service number: 2605
Rank: Private
Unit: 55th Battalion
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918
Recommendation: Military Medal
Date of recommendation: 3 October 1918

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during annattack on the Hindenburg Line N. of BELLICQURT on 30th Sept. 1918.
In the absence of stretcher bearers this man was detailed to attend to the wounded. After a line had been established this gallant, soldier, heedless of all personal danger. and aIIthough the whole area was being swept by extremely heavy M.G. and shell fire, advanced in to No Man's Land and carried several wounded men back to a place of safety.
He showed great courage in the face of many difficulties and was undoubtedly instrumental in saving the lives of many. He worked arduously and continuously throughout the whole operation and his unselfishness is worthy of the highest praise.

Honours and Awards - William Beresford Muir
Service number: 2605
Rank: Private
Unit: 55th Bn
Service: Army
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918
Award: Military Medal
Date of London Gazette: 14 May 1919
Location in London Gazette: Page 6059, position 87
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 15 September 1919
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 1365, position 140

Source References:

6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001

- Reference = 231 (Birth)

- Reference = 231 (Death)

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