Regimental number | 1379 |
Place of birth | Warracknabeal, Victoria |
School | Warracknabeal and Batchica State Schools, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Warracknabeal, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Murray, Warracknabeal, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces, Warracknabeal. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'Sgt G A H Murray with his two brothers answered his country's call in 1914; was in Gallipoli landing, wounded, invalided to England. Returned to Egypt then to France. Through years of active service on the Somme and Flanders he was killed in action. He was a noble upright character beloved by his comrades.' (details from mother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Commecourt Wood New Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 8), Foncquevillers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 73 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Elizabeth MURRAY, Warracknabeal, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 5147 Pte William James Gunn MURRAY, 58th Bn, killed in action, 27 March 1917; 627 Sergeant Leslie Harold MURRAY, returned to Australia, 11 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |