MURRAY, Stanley
| Service Number: | 902 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo St. John's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 902, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 902, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larna Malone
Known as ‘Stan’, Stanley Murray was born in Deniliquin, NSW. He was a Labourer and lived in Atkinson St, Bendigo, with his wife Alice and two children. He enlisted in Boulder, WA, on 15.4.15. He was 37 years of age, 5’ 4¾” in height, with a fair complexion, blue eyes and brown hair turning grey. He joined the 6th Reinforcements for the 11th Battalion. On 2.6.15 he was appointed to the 28th Battalion at Blackboy Hill, with Service No. 902. He embarked for overseas on 9.6.15.
He disembarked in Egypt. He was absent without leave at Abbassia from 11 a.m. on 6.7.15 until 6 a.m. on 7.7.15. He was admonished and forfeited 2 days pay. He was to make a habit of ‘playing the tourist’, being absent on later occasions for four days in Marseilles, one afternoon in France, and one hour in Le Havre.
On 4.9.15 he embarked for Gallipoli. He was admitted to hospital with jaundice on 5.11.15, and re-joined his battalion on 11.11.15. He disembarked at Alexandria, Egypt, on 10.1.16.
On 16.3.16 he embarked for France, disembarking in Marseilles on 21.3.16. He was Mustered as a Driver on 25.8.16, then re-mustered as Private on 2.9.16. On 23.10.16 he was admitted to hospital with DAH NYD. (i.e. Disordered Action of the Heart. Not Yet Diagnosed) He was discharged from hospital on 6.11.16 and re-joined the 28th Battalion on 15.11.16. He was admitted to the Australian Field Ambulance with Laryngitis from 9 – 22.1.17.
On 3.5.17 the 28th Battalion moved into the front line at Noreuil. At about 2pm they began a Bombing attack on the enemy lines, which was followed by an enemy counter attack. Stanley Murray was Wounded in Action, sustaining a Gun Shot Wound to his shoulder. He was transferred to No. 2 Convalescent Depot in Rouen on 6.5.17. On 24.7.17 he was discharged to the Base Depot at Buchy and after a period of Leave in England he re-joined the 28th Battalion. (24.9.17)
On 14.10.17 he was admitted to hospital with Synovitis in his Knee. He was transferred to the Convalescent Depot in Etaples before embarking for England and the Convalescent Depot in Weymouth. He embarked for Australia on 1.2.18. He was subsequently discharged Medically Unfit. The stated disability was “overage & rheumatism”.
“The Men Listed on the Roll of Honor, St John’s Presbyterian Church, Bendigo”: Larna Malone