Transcript of military service for regimental number:--- 723
Parents:--- Elijah John Murray and Annie Elizabeth Stowe married 8th May 1884 at
St John's Church, Parramatta, New South Wales.
Born:--- Parramatta, New South Wales on 23rd February 1894.
Religion:--- Church of England
Schooling:--- Parramatta District School, New South Wales
Civil employment:--- Architect
Home Address:--- Phillip Street, Parramatta, New South Wales.
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Elijah John Murray, Phillip Street, Parramatta,N.S.W.
Prior military qualifications:--- Served in Submarine Mining Co Aust Engineers, Middle Head, N.S.W.
Attested into AIF:--- 17th August 1914 at Randwick, New South Wales.
Age on enlistment:--- 20 years and 8 months
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 1st Australian Infantry Battalion, F Company, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales, aboard Transport A19 Afric,18 Oct 1914.
Other details:--- He was made scout to Battalion while in Egypt. He was buried at Shrapnel Valley.
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 20th May 1915 at Gallipoli, Dardanelles, aged 21 years.
Burial:--- Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, row D, Grave No. 4), Gallipoli, Turkey
Family connections:--- Son of Elijah John and Annie Murray, he was a native of Parramatta, New South Wales. Brother to Private Walter Lawrence Murray, # 1722 of 21st Australian Infantry Battalion who returned to Australia.
Transcript of military service for regimental number:--- 723
Parents:--- Elijah John Murray and Annie Elizabeth Stowe married 8th May 1884 at
St John's Church, Parramatta, New South Wales.
Born:--- Parramatta, New South Wales on 23rd February 1894.
Religion:--- Church of England
Schooling:--- Parramatta District School, New South Wales
Civil employment:--- Architect
Home Address:--- Phillip Street, Parramatta, New South Wales.
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Elijah John Murray, Phillip Street, Parramatta,N.S.W.
Prior military qualifications:--- Served in Submarine Mining Co Aust Engineers, Middle Head, N.S.W.
Attested into AIF:--- 17th August 1914 at Randwick, New South Wales.
Age on enlistment:--- 20 years and 8 months
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 1st Australian Infantry Battalion, F Company, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales, aboard Transport A19 Afric,18 Oct 1914.
Other details:--- He was made scout to Battalion while in Egypt. He was buried at Shrapnel Valley.
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 20th May 1915 at Gallipoli, Dardanelles, aged 21 years.
Burial:--- Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, row D, Grave No. 4), Gallipoli, Turkey
Family connections:--- Son of Elijah John and Annie Murray, he was a native of Parramatta, New South Wales. Brother to Private Walter Lawrence Murray, # 1722 of 21st Australian Infantry Battalion who returned to Australia.
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Private, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Age: 21.
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