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Both nominations and awards were made within the space of one calendar year (1918). While Murdoch entered the army with rank of Private, he was later commissioned as an officer and reached the rank of Lieutenant.[2] Murdoch was born in Camberwell, Victoria,[2] the son of an immigrant Scottish Presbyterian minister and theologian, the Rev. Patrick Murdoch (1850–1940) and his wife Helen, née Garden (1826–1945). Ivon Murdoch was the younger brother of prominent journalist and newspaper executive, Sir Keith Murdoch (the father of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch). War serviceWhen he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on 26 July 1915, Murdoch stated that his occupation was "Farmer" and his home address as Riversdale Road, Camberwell, Victoria. (His first name was occasionally misspelt "Ivan" in military records.)[3] He was assigned initially to the 1–8 Reinforcements, 24th Battalion, which gave him the Service Number 3184. Murdoch was posted to the Western Front with the 8th Battalion.{{cn|date=April 2016}} Murdoch's first MC resulted from him leading extended night patrols, during March and April 1918, south-east of Ypres, Belgium in No Man's Land and behind German lines, which captured a pillbox and returned wounded men to Australian positions.[4] His second MC was awarded for actions during August 1918 that successfully:
Civilian lifeFollowing the war, Ivon Murdoch was a farmer at Wantabadgery, New South Wales.[7] He died there in 1964, aged 71 years old. He was survived by his wife, Alma, and sons Keith and Stuart, and predeceased by his son Ivon Murdoch Jr.[8] Footnotes1. ^{{cite journal |title=Obituary |journal=The Pastoral Review |date=18 September 1964 |page=957 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-ghOAAAAYAAJ&q=Ivon+George+Murdoch+1892&dq=Ivon+George+Murdoch+1892&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiq8a20icjbAhXGslkKHax-A5wQ6AEIKTAA |language=en |quote=...the late Ivon Murdoch was born in Melbourne on 19th October 1892}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Murdoch, Ivon}}2. ^Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 3. ^1 2 [https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1763485 "First World War Embarkation Roll" (Ivan [sic] George Murdoch)], awm.gov.au; accessed 8 April 2016. 4. ^{{London Gazette|issue=30813|supp=y|page=8866|date=26 July 1918}}; as "Ivan George Murdoch". 5. ^{{London Gazette|issue=31158|supp=y|page=1637|date=1 February 1919}}; as "Ivan George Murdock". 6. ^{{London Gazette|issue=31219|supp=y|page=3254|date=7 March 1919}}; as "Ivon George Murdoch". 7. ^Anna King Murdoch, "In metal, the deeds of men lie hidden but immortal", The Age, 11 November 2007; accessed 8 April 2016. 8. ^{{cite news|title=Deaths|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123944939/?terms=Ivon%2BGeorge%2BMurdoch|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=17 Aug 1964|page=23|language=en}} 9 : 1892 births|1964 deaths|Australian Army officers|Australian recipients of the Military Cross|Military personnel from Melbourne|Australian people of Scottish descent|Recipients of the Military Cross|People from Camberwell|Murdoch family |
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