MURRAY, Harold Francis
| Service Number: | 238 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia , 5 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Builder and contractor |
| Died: | Old age, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 24 May 1981, aged 89 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW CATHOLIC 3-75A. 131. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 238, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 238, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 238, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 2 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 238, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW arm, hip and both legs severe | |
| 3 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 238, 30th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
Gary Mitchell
Served in The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
39 years ago today, on the 26th May 1981, Sergeant Harold Francis Murray, 30th Battalion, builder and contractor from "Yarrium", Gray Street, Kogarah, New South Wales, and Hamilton?, N.S.W.,was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 89. CATHOLIC 3-75A. 131.
Born at Kogarah, New South Wales on the 5th October 1891 to James and Theresa Murray; husband of Agnes P Murray nee? (married Scotland, March 1918, died 1988), Harold enlisted July 1915 at Liverpool, N.S.W.
Wounded in action - 20.7.1916 (GSW arm, hip, both legs, severe, Battle of Fromelles - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28102140), and admitted to hospital 13.12.1916 (trench feet, severe), Mr Murray returned home with his wife Agnes August 1919, discharged October 1919.
Unfortunately there is no marriage certificate filed with Harold’s service records.
Mr Murray’s name has been inscribed on the Hamilton (Gregson Park) War Memorial, Hamilton St. Peter's Anglican Church Honor Roll, Hamilton Superior Public School Roll of Honor, Hamilton Mechanics' Institute Roll of Honour and the Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club Memorial.
Many thanks to Harold’s Granddaughter Julie Searant for the notification, photos and family history - https://www.theleader.com.au/story/3751955/surf-club-link-to-wwi-find/
Older brother Aubrey Manilla (M.C., Reg No-500, Lieutenant, 35th Battalion, born 1890, died 1969) also resting at the cemetery.
Older brother James Edward (Lieutenant, 55th Battalion, born 1887, died 1961) also served 1st A.I.F.
The 1914-1918 WAR label have been kindly supplied by Andrea Gerrard and John Thomas, fellow members of The Headstone Project - https://www.theheadstoneproject.org/
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=462286#grave-photo-1
Lest We Forget.
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