Allegiance Australia Name Thomas Murdoch Rank Brigadier | Service/branch Australian Army | |
Died 13 July 1961(1961-07-13) (aged 85)
Geelong, Victoria Commands held Director General of Engineer Services (1940–41)
1st Pioneer Battalion (1918) | ||
Years of service 1901–1930
1939–1941 | ||
Brigadier Thomas Murdoch DSO (16 April 1876 – 13 July 1961) was an Australian military engineer who served in both World Wars. Having retired from the military in 1937, he was recalled and served as Director General of engineer services during the Second World War.
Murdoch served in the 1st Pioneer Battalion, Australian Imperial Force in France and Flanders, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO).
On 25 April 1905 at Elsternwick, Melbourne, he had married Kathleen Tiernan; they had two daughters and three sons, who included Major General Ian Murdoch and Air Marshal Sir Alister Murdoch. Predeceased by his wife and a daughter, Murdoch died at Geelong on 13 July 1961 and was buried in Geelong western cemetery with Presbyterian forms.