MURRAY, Murdock Ross
| Service Number: | 7734 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 April 1917, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 6 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Central State School, Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 September 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Townsville Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7734, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7734, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 7734, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 7734, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7734 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...7734 Private Murdock Ross Murray, 9th Battalion. A carpenter from Stanton Hill (Townsville), Qld prior to enlistment, Pte Murray embarked with the 26th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Euripides on 31 October 1917. Later transferring to the 15th Battalion he was promoted to Lance Corporal and, on 18 September 1918, aged 23, he was killed in action in France. He was buried in the Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France. His brother Second Lieutenant James Cassie Murray (/explore/people/119225), 7th Machine Gun Company was previously killed in action on 5 August 1918, also in France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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