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Patrick MURRAY

Regimental number10545
Place of birthKialla, Victoria
SchoolKialla State School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressKialla, via Shepparton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, T Murray, Kialla, via Shepparton, Victoria
Enlistment date15 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 13
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/89/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Field Artillery Brigade
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe was buried in the cemetery in a place called Newport. There was also a nice cross suitably inscribed. Erected by his comrades.
FateKilled in Action 24 August 1917
Age at death23.11
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialRamscappelle Road Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 14), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
17
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hanorah and the late Thomas MURRAY, "Kialla", Shepparton, Victoria

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