serviceyears branch commands relations death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1901 -- 1930 1939 -- 1941 australian army director -rrb- 1st pioneer battalion -lrb- 1918 -rrb- general of engineer services -lrb- 1940 -- 41 major sir alister murdoch -lrb- son -rrb- general ian murdoch -lrb- son -rrb- air marshal geelong , victoria 13 july 1961 milawa , victoria australia distinguished service order mentioned in despatches first world war 16 april 1876 brigadier thomas murdoch -lrb- engineer -rrb-
 thomas murdoch
thomas murdoch -lrb- engineer -rrb-

brigadier thomas murdoch dso -lrb- 16 april 1876 -- 13 july 1961 -rrb- 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 -lrb- dso -rrb- .
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 .
