MURRAY, Norman
| Service Number: | 1147 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woonona, NSW, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Woonona, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Woonona Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bulli Great War Memorial, Bulli Roll of Honour, Bulli-Woonona War Memorial , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1147, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1147, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1147, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 1147, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1147 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas Joseph and Annie Elizabeth Murray.
Military Medal
'Conspicuous courage and devotion to duty under heavy fire and effective handling of machine gun.' (Bullecourt 6 May 1917).'Fearlessness and extremely valuable services as guide and on patrol work.' (East of Ypres 21 September 1917).
Recommendation date: "14 May 1917
Bar to Military Medal (Altered from Distinguished Conduct Medal)
Recommendation date: 29 September 1917"
Private Norman Murray, son of Mr. T. J. Murray, of Woonona, has been killed in action. He was one of the original Anzacs and was due for leave to return to Australia. He held the M.M. and bar. His brother, Pte. Owen Murray, is serving in Palestine.