Regimental number | 3670 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Streaky Bay, South Australia |
School | Adelaide Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Penong, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26.9 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Marion Murray, Wigham, Penong, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 50th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2201 Corporal Alex. James MURRAY, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 11 August 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 25 April 1918; invalided to Rouen Hospital; transferred to Portsmouth Hospital, England. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of Exeter', 12 July 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 17 December 1919. Also served in World War II: Service No S70711. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 88 |
Place of burial | Murray Family Cemetery, Penong, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MURRAY Cyril Cowan |