Regimental number | 970 |
Place of birth | Inverell, New South Wales |
School | Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Woods Reef, Barraba, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Father, W Cranston Murray, Twin Brook, Bendemeer, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 33rd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/50/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 35 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Bethlehem Farm West Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 21A), Messines, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 122 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Cranston and Mary Ann MURRAY. Commemorated in Bendemeer Cemetery, New South Wales |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |