John MUNRO b. 1827 Ayrshire, Scotland son of Daniel MUNRO and Mary STEDMAN was married in 1867, Victoria to Bridget LEONARD, b. 1843 Dublin, Ireland, daughter of Michael LEONARD and Ellen GAVIN. John and Bridget are both buried in the Hotspur Cemetery and had the following children:

1. Mary Helen MUNRO b. 1868, Digby, Vic;
2. Daniel MUNRO b. 1870 Merino, Vic, mar. Jessie HARWOOD;
   1. Norman Clarence MUNRO
   b. 1897, Sandford, Vic, d. 1918, France
   • enlisted WW1, 30 Nov 1915, Wando Vale, Vic
   • served as Pte 3873, 24th Battalion, AIF [MM]
   • awarded Militay Medal [MM] 17 June 1918
   • DOW, 12-06-1918, Ville-Sur-Ancre, France
   • Named on Casterton War Memorial, Casterton Town Hall Honour Roll, Wando Vale Honour Roll
   2. Charles Bland MUNRO
   b. 1899, Sandford, Vic, d. 1925
   3. John James MUNRO
   b. 1901, Casterton, Vic
   4. Beatrice MUNRO
   b. 1905, Casterton, Vic
   5. Bryce MUNRO
   b. 1905, Casterton, Vic
3. William MUNRO b. 1871, Hotspur, Vic;
   • 1st AIF, 21st A.M.G.C.
   • Tree 4, Hotspur Avenue of Honour
   • Hotspur State School Honour Roll
4. John MUNRO b. 1873, Hotspur, Vic, m. Ida Augusta MIKKONEN
5. Caroline Sophia MUNRO b. 1874, Hotspur, Vic;
6. Charles Hotspur MUNRO b. 1874, Hotspur, Vic;
   • WW1, NZ Expeditionary Forces, 1st Battalion, Wellington Regt.
   • died on service, 6-05-1918, Calais, France
   • Tree 35 Hotspur Avenue of Honour
   • Hotspur State School Honor Roll
7. Henry James MUNRO b. 1876, Hotspur, Vic, mar. Anne RAGGATT;
8. Ada MUNRO b. 1880, Digby, Vic;
9. Leonard MUNRO b. 1885, Hotspur, Vic, mar. Constance Ethel WALLACE.

J. MUNRO was listed as an early landowner on the Hotspur Parish map.

W. MUNRO was listed as an early landowner on the Hotspur Parish map.

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