Regimental number | 3647 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | St Peter's School, Adelaide, South Australia, and Trinity College, Cambridge, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Eastwood, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M L Murray, 'Hatherton', Park Terrace, Eastwood, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served as Lieut in King Edward's Horse. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 33rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Darwin on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Whilst at Cambridge he surprised Oxford by taking down C B Fry's record for the long jump and put the inter-university figures yp to 22ft 1/2in. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Damascus, Syria |
Age at death | 31 |
Place of burial | Damascus British War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 41), Syria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Malcolm and Rebecca MURRAY; husband of Margaret Louise MURRAY, 5 Warrington Crescent, Maida Vale, London. Native of Adelaide, South Australia |