MURRAY, Angus
| Service Number: | 936 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1915, Enlisted at Bright, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Silver Creek, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Silver Crek State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 24 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row D, Grave 40 Headstone inscription reads: The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beechworth Presbyterian Church WWI Roll of Honour, Beechworth Shire WW1 Honour Roll, Beechworth War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 936, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bright, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 936, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 936, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 24 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 936, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 936 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-09-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of John and Mary Ann Murray of Sivler Creek, Victoria
Next of kin given as his brother Alexander Murray of Silver Creek, near Beechworth, Victoria. Also brother of Margaret Counsell (nee Murray), Annie McCrarie (nee Murray), John Murray, Isabella Armstrong (nee Murray) and Christina Quinn (nee Murray).
Died from bullet wounds to the head and thigh
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of John and Mary Ann Murray of Sivler Creek, Victoria
Next of kin given as his brother Alexander Murray of Silver Creek, near Beechworth, Victoria. Also brother of Margaret Counsell (nee Murray), Annie McCrarie (nee Murray), John Murray, Isabella Armstrong (nee Murray) and Christina Quinn (nee Murray).
Died from bullet wounds to the head and thigh
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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