MURRAY, Lindsay Bertram
| Service Number: | 3555 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Breadalbane, New South Wales, Australia, 8 October 1892 |
| Home Town: | Breadalbane, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Breadalbane Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway employee |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 28 July 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France Plot I, Row O, Grave 26A, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Breadalbane Anglican Church Memorial Gates, Gunning Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3555, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3555, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3555, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney | |
| 8 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Promoted in Egypt. | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3555, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Found on the next day (20th) and taken to hospital with a gunshot wound to the right thigh. He was admitted to the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station on 22nd July, then transferred to No. 32 Stationary Hospital on 24th July. On 28th July he was located in No. 2 Australian General Hospital at Wimereux in France. He died of his wounds and gas gangrene on that day. | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3555, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3555 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Oakes
Lindsay Bertram MURRAY was born on 8th October 1892. He was born and raised at Breadalbane, NSW. On 22nd February 1913 he joined the NSW Government Railways and Tramways as a labourer (temporary) in the Signalling Branch at Cootamundra. In July 1914 he moved to Finley, in the same position. On 3rd May 1915 he was upgraded to an Assistant Sectionman in the Signalling Branch at Junee.
Lindsay joined the AIF on 3rd August 1915 with the rank of Private (Service Number 3555) and was posted to the 11th Reinforcements to the 4th Infantry Battalion. He nominated his mother, Arabella Murray, still living at Breadalbane, as his next of kin.
He embarked for Egypt aboard HMAT A17 ‘Port Lincoln’ at Sydney on 13th October 1915. He was in Egypt until late in June 1916. During this period, he was in hospital at Abbassia from 8th December 1915 to 6th January 1916 with mumps. On 16th February 1916 he was transferred to the 53rd Infantry Battalion. On 8th May 1916 he was appointed Lance Corporal and as a consequence he was sent to training school at Zeitoun from 10th to 21st May 1916. On 19th June 1916 he embarked at Alexandria for France and the Western Front, disembarking at Marseilles on 28th June 1916.
On 19th July 1916 at Pozières, Lindsay was reported as missing in action. He was found the next day and taken to hospital with a gunshot wound to the right thigh. He was admitted to the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station on 22nd July 1916 before being transferred to No. 32 Stationary Hospital on 24th July 1916. On 28th July 1916, in No. 2 Australian General Hospital at Wimereux, France, he died of his wounds and gas gangrene.
Lindsay’s grave is in Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas de Calais, France. His place of association is Breadalbane, NSW.
After his death his mother was granted a pension of £2 per fortnight with effect from 4 October 1916.
- based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.
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