MURRAY, William
| Service Number: | 2913 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Memorials: | Nabawa East Chapman Progress Association Roll of Honor WW1, Nabawa Upper Chapman Valley Road Board WW1 District Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2913, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2913, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 27 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Sergeant William was awarded the Military Medal and Distinguished Conduct Medal for two specific acts of courage, the MM for his efforts at Zonnebeke in Belgium on 26 September 1917 when he went out into the protective artillery barrage and brought in a badly wounded officer, as well as being in charge of a Lewis Gun team which he handled brilliantly. His DCM was for his work near Morcourt on 8 August 1918, when he crept around the flank of a machine gun post with a small party and bombed it, capturing or killing the entire garrison. He then defended the position against a heavy German counter attack and drove the attackers off, inflicting heavy casualties. Sergeant Murray was discharged in England on the 2 August 1919.
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