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Personal data

• Name
• Initials
• Vorname
• Place of birth New South Wales
• Land Australia
• Family Son of George and Ima Murray, of 22, Silver St., Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales.

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment Cork
• Service number 100393
• Rank Serjeant
• Medals D C M, M M
• Regiment and unit 277th Army Brigade Royal Field Artillery "D" Bty.
• Other data related to military career D C M ' For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to
  duty at a time when his battery was suffering
  heavily from an intense bombardment. On
  his own initiative he crawled across the open
  under heavy fire and rescued the wounded,
  making several journeys, although wounded
  himself. He displayed a magnificent disregard
  of danger and splendid devotion to duty' (LG 25/01/1918)

Death

• Type of wounds Died of shrapnel wounds on right leg, penetrated chest in n°3 Canadian CCS
• Died at the age of 25
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XVI - J - 18A

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