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Private Owen Keith Murray

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Private Owen Keith Murray

Birth
Parramatta, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia
Death
20 May 1915 (aged 21)
Gelibolu, Gelibolu İlçesi, Çanakkale, Türkiye
Burial
Eceabat İlçesi, Çanakkale, Türkiye Add to Map
Plot
Plot III. Row D. Grave 4.
Memorial ID
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~~~~~~MURRAY, Owen Keith, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War~~~~~~~~
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.
~~~~~~MURRAY, Owen Keith, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War~~~~~~~~
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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  • Maintained by: Cobber
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56441551/owen_keith-murray: accessed ), memorial page for Private Owen Keith Murray (23 Feb 1894–20 May 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56441551, citing Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Eceabat İlçesi, Çanakkale, Türkiye; Maintained by Cobber (contributor 50072026).