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James MURRAY

Regimental number643
Place of birthAberdeenshire, Scotland
SchoolMiland School, Beech Grove, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Alex Murray, 13 Claremont Place, Aberdeen, Scotland
Enlistment date19 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 21 October 1917
Place of death or woundingBelgium
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNine Elms British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 8), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Wilhelmina Sherreff MURRAY, 13 Claremont Place, Aberdeen, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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