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George William MURRAY

Regimental number1704
Place of birthBurrundulla, Mudgee, New South Wales
SchoolMudgee District School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBread carter
AddressMarket Square, Mudgee, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Murray, Market Square, Mudgee, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1704A
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth Dorothy MURRAY, Gladstone Street, Mudgee, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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