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GARLAND, Murray Baylis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5470 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 6 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Campsie, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney High School |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 26 April 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blacktown War Memorial, Commercial Banking Company of Sydney WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5470, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 5470, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 5470, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 26 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 5470, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5470 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-04-26 |
Personal Stories
Murray Baylis Garland
Murray was born in Wagga Wagga, N.S.W. in 1890 and lived in Wentworthville.
Murray's father's name was Broughton Clayton Garland.
Murray embarked from Melbourne and enlisted at the age of 25 on April 15 1915.
Murray worked as a bank clerk in the Commercial Bank of Sydney before enlisting.
Murray served in Australian Army in the 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade.
Murray was badly wounded, as he took a shrapnel to his skull.
Murray died of wounds on April 26 1917 and is buried in France at the Grevillers British Cemetery.
Submitted 8 December 2016 by Cheryl Kersivien
Biography contributed
Murray Baylis GARLAND was born in Wagga Wagga, NSW on 6th August, 1890
His parents were Broughton Clayton GARLAND & Wilhelmina Helen (Minnie) BAYLIS
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