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MUSGRAVE, Murray

Service Number:	3181
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hindmarsh, South Australia, 19 September 1896
Home Town:	Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Jeweller
Died:	Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia, 11 December 1941, aged 45 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springfield Cemetery Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Church of England, Compartment D, Section 5, Grave 23
Memorials:	Murray Bridge Roll of Honour WW1

World War 1 Service

14 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 3181, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
14 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 3181, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide
5 Jun 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, In the operations against enemy posts at MONT DE MERRIS near STRAZEELE on night 29th/30th May, 1918, Private MUSGRAVE with a Sergeant and three other men rushed an enemy machine gun post, capturing the gun and one prisoner and killing the remainder of the team. Throughout the operation he performed his duties with great courage and utter disregard for his own personal safety.'
Date unknown:	Wounded 3181, 10th Infantry Battalion

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