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MURRAY, Walter Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 722 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Place of Enlistment, Randwick, New South Wales. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 10 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Parramatta Superior Public School New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Electrician - later Optometerist |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Sydney, New South Wales. Australia, 22 May 1989, aged 93 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | New South Wales Garden of Remembrance (Rookwood Necropolis), Parramatta St. John's Church Memorial Gates, Parramatta Superior Public School Great War Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 722, 1st Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Randwick, New South Wales. | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 722, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 722, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 722, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to left eye. | |
| 21 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Returned to Australia. |
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