MURRAY, Hugh Miller
| Service Numbers: | 1341, 2877 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 June 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 16 October 1877 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Orange, New South Wales, Australia , 28 June 1947, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Orange General Cemetery, New South Wales Presbyterian, Sec: 2, Row: 33, Grave: 4 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Orange St John's Uniting Church Roll of Honour, Orange WW1 Honour Board |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 1341, 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles |
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World War 1 Service
| 30 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2877, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2877, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2877, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney |
Hugh The Survivor
Hugh Miller Murray survived two POW camps.
February 1902 During the Boer War (South Africa ) Hugh was taken prisoner. He was in an orchard picking fruit when he was fired upon at close range. The bullets hit a nearby shack and splinters of wood embedded in his cheek. He was later released and returned safely to Australia.
On 2 March 1917 Private Murray was injured at Thilloy on the Somme, receiving a shrapnel wound to the ankle. He was subsequently captured by German forces and taken to Gefangeneenlager camp in Dulmen, Germany where he was interned as a prisoner of war for 21 months. He was released in December 1918 and repatriated to England.
Courtesy of Centenary of WW1 in Orange.
Submitted 22 April 2019 by Georgia Murray
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs Jane Sage Murray, The Meadows, Orange, New South Wales
THE MURRAY CLAN OF ORANGE.
Ten members of one of the oldest Orange families, the Murrays, are now serving with the Australian Imperial Forces (writes our correspondent). The oldest member of the clan, Mr. John Murray, of Cudal neighborhood, is over 100 years of age and is still physically strong. A brother, Mr. Walter Murray, died few months back at the age of 93 years. The family came from Sutherland, Scotland, reaching Australia in the early thirties. They soon made their way to the Orange district and adopted pastoral pursuits, and later farming. Their immediate progenitor fought in the Battle of Waterloo. Messrs Adam and William Murray were members of the Soudan contingent, while Sergt. Adam Murray, Trooper Geo. Murray. and Trooper Miller Murray fought in the Boer war. At the beginning of the present war Sage and George Murray, of The Meadows, were among the first to leave, going with the first detachment of the Light Horse, to be followed by George Murray, of Cudal; John Murray, Cumnock; Roy Douglas, Eugowra; Miller Murray, The Meadows; James and Walter Murray, Cumnock; Frank Murray, Toogong; and Sergeant C. Murray, Orange. George and Miller were in the South African war. Roy Douglas has been thrice wounded.
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