Regimental number | 559 |
Place of birth | Wollongong, New South Wales |
School | Geelong College and Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | lnsurance clerk |
Address | Tasma, Moreland Road, Moreland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Warrant Officer J Murray, La Perouse, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the School Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot X, Row A, Grave No. 6), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 44 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Florence MURRAY. Native of Wollongong, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |