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MURRAY, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 600 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1914, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Amby Downs, Queensland, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Caboolture State School, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Builder's Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, 1st General Hospital, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 18 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave 294 Chaplain A.McDonald officiated, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Citizens of Sandgate Honour Roll, Sandgate War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 600, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 600, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 600, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 600, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 600, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 600 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-17 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Isabella Murray of Sandgate, QLD formerly of Glenrosa Road, Red Hill, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
A member of the QLD Police Force he served at Ipswich, Longreach and Brisbane