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Service number Q30751
Lieutenant Colonel
23rd (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 1 Dec 1885
Location | 23 Russell Street, Evandale, Northern Midlands - Tasmania, Australia |
Type | memorial |
Description | Statue of Henry William Murray, VC, CMG, DSO & Bar, DCM, Croix de Guerre on a granite base. |
Built | 2006 |
Opened | 24 February 2006 by His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffrey - Governor-General |
Inscription | Harry Murray
"Capt Murray rushed to the front and rallied his men by sheer valour, with his revolver in one hand and a bomb in the other, he was ubiquitous, cheering his men, heading bombing parties, leading bayonet charges or carrying wounded from the dangerously shelled areas, with unequalled bravery. His Company would follow him anywhere and die for him to a man." From the citation for his Victoria Cross Unveiled 24 February 2006 by
Sculpture by Peter Corlett
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Showing 1 person of interest from memorial
Service number Q30751
Lieutenant Colonel
23rd (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Australian Military Forces (WW2)
Born 1 Dec 1885