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MURRAY, Randolph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4800 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1916, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dumfries, Scotland, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Yorketown, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Darnick Public School, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Warooka Memorial Hall Honour Roll, Yorketown Bublacowie Pictorial Honour Roll, Yorketown War Memorial, Yorketown and District of Melville Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4800, 27th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4800, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4800, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Samuel and Jean MURRAY; husband of Helen Allan MURRAY, 28 Jordan Terrace, Methil, Fifeshire, Scotland
Mrs. R. Murray, of Yorketown, has received word that her husband, Private Randolph Murray, who was reported missing since November 5, was killed in action on that date. Private Murray was born in Scotland, and came to Australia about five years ago. He was at first farming with his uncle at Pinnaroo, and later married and settled at Point Turton. He was 28 years of age.
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