George William MURRAY

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Service Numbers:	1704, 1704A
Enlisted:	21 February 1916
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Burrundulla, New South Wales, Australia, 16 October 1892
Home Town:	Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales
Schooling:	Mudgee Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 1 September 1918, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gulgong and Mudgee District Roll of Honor, Mudgee District Fallen Soldiers Memorial

21 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1704, 53rd Infantry Battalion
14 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1704, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1704, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
18 Jun 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 56th Infantry Battalion
1 Sep 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 1704A, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1704A awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-01

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