David MURRAY

MURRAY, David

Service Number: 600
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
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World War 1 Service

17 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 600, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD
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

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Biography 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