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MURRAY, Archibald Stewart
Personal Details
| Other Name: | MURRAY, Archibald Stuart - War Records |
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| Service Numbers: | Officer, M2/082192 |
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Brigade HQ |
| Born: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, 21 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Wool Wool, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Gentleman |
| Memorials: | Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Newtown All Saints Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Brigade HQ, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Brigade HQ, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 26 Mar 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 1st Light Horse Brigade HQ, Resigned to served with Royal Flying Corps. | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Second Lieutenant, M2/082192, Royal Flying Corps |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert Stuart MURRAY and Maron Mary MURRAY nee MANIFOLD, Wool Wool, Royal Avenue, Sandringham, Vic.
When he was 13 years old in 1905 he was awarded the Bronze Medal from the royal Humane Society - Archibald. Stuart Murray, Wool Wool, near Colac, aged 13, who rescued Robert Pratt, a groom, aged 42, from drowning in Lake Corangamite, on 16th December, 1904.