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MURRAY, Hugh
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 636 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Scotland, 1874 |
| Home Town: | Coolgardie, Coolgardie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Fremantle Boys School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Mechanical Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Florana Hospital, Malta, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 21 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Pieta Military Cemetery Plot A, Row V111, Grave 1 Chaplain A.G. McKinnon officiated Headstone inscription reads: He gave his life for King, Country & Australia a noble end, Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Southern Cross Christ Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 636, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 636, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 636, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 21 Aug 1915: | Involvement 636, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 636 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Armourer Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-08-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 4 years
Son of David and Agnes Murray
Nex or kin given as his sister Mrs FH Snook, Palace Hotel, Southern Cross, WA. Also brother of Jane Austin of Baywater, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had served a 5 year apprentcieship in engineering
He had also served in the Fremantle Artillery for 2 years
Prior to enlistment he had been President of the Coolgardie Racing Club, Coolgardie Rifle Club of which he was a foundation member and he was a good bowler. He was also a sporting member of the Coolgardie Council
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