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Patrick James MURRAY

Regimental number4020
Place of birthKimberley, South Africa
SchoolSt Aidans College, Grahamstown, South Africa
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressJohn Foy (friend), Berwick Road, Dandenong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMother, Mrs Bridget Murray, Hoy Street, Capetown, South Africa
Enlistment date16 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death31
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row E, Grave No. 27), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
102
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Bridget MURRAY
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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