James Edward MURRAY MBE

MURRAY, James Edward

    Service Numbers: Not yet discovered
    Enlisted: 1 February 1916, RAS Grounds, Sydney
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 55th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 27 November 1887
    Home Town: Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia and University of Paris, France
    Occupation: Secondary School Teacher
    Died: Natural causes, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia, 15 May 1961, aged 73 years
    Cemetery: Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW
    Cremated
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    World War 1 Service

    1 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 17th Infantry Battalion, RAS Grounds, Sydney
    31 Jul 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Reinforcements WW1
    27 Sep 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 55th Infantry Battalion
    25 Oct 1916: Involvement 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
    25 Oct 1916: Embarked 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney
    27 Jun 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 55th Infantry Battalion
    3 Jun 1919: Honoured Member of the Order of the British Empire, "The Last Hundred Days", For good work and devotion to duty as Intelligence Officer, 5th Australian Division from 14 September to 11 November 1918 during battles of Peronne and Hindenberg Line through arrangemnt of intelligence personel and interogation of prisoners in obtaining accurate and early information on the enemy's strength, disposition and identification.
    29 Sep 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 55th Infantry Battalion, HT Osterley, London for return to Australia - arriving Sydney 9 November 1919.
    28 Dec 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 55th Infantry Battalion

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