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William Carlton MURRAY

Regimental number7270
Place of birthCarlton, Melbourne, Victoria
SchoolCarlton State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationButcher
AddressRichmond, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinWife, Mrs E Murray, 47 Stanley Street, Richmond, Victoria
Enlistment date18 December 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/6
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 19 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialKemmel No. 1 French Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 26), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
94
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander James and Jane MURRAY, Greenwood Street, West Coburg, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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