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Ernest MURRAY

Regimental number2127
Place of birthBrailsford, Derbyshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway employee
Address210 William Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, John Murray, Brailsford, Derbyshire, England
Enlistment date18 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 10 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13 October 1917
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXVIII, Row E, Grave Nod. 4), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mira MURRAY, Hollington, Brailsford, Derby, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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