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William MURRAY

Regimental number1162
Place of birthBelfast, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation37.6
Height5' 6.5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Gordon Murray, address unknown
Previous military serviceServed for 7 years in the Royal Garrison Artillery; 5 years in the Reserve.
Enlistment date23 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT Themistocles on 7 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 3 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date15 April 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Hacking', 3 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism), Adelaide, 15 April 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

No known next of kin at time of death.
Date of death24 November 1944
Age at death74
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, MURRAY William

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