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Pte. Francis Murray
British Army 9th Btn. Gordon Highlanders att. Royal Engineers
(d.1st Oct 1916)
Pte. Francis Murray was executed for murder 1916-10-01 and buried in Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, Noeux-les-Mines, France.
Sgt. George Alexander Hugh Murray
Australian Imperial Force 4th Division Salvage Coy 14th Infantry Battalion
from:Australia
(d.30th Mar 1918)
George Alexander Hugh Murray was born at Warracknabeal, Victoria in 1894. At the time the First World War broke out Murray was employed as a farm hand. He had previously spent three-and-a-half years with the 73rd Infantry (Victorian Rangers) of the Citizens' Forces.
As a 20-year-old, Murray required and was granted written parental permission to enlist on 8th October 1914 with the Australian Imperial Force. He left Melbourne with the 14th Infantry Battalion aboard HMAT Berrima on 22nd December 1914.
On the afternoon of 25th April 1915, Murray landed at Gallipoli with his battalion, and two days later was wounded in action, sustaining a severe gunshot wound to his left knee. Sent to England for recovery, his letters home to family noted that some of the Gallipoli landing survivors applied for staff jobs because they were scared to return to the peninsula. He notes that despite being offered one such job himself he declined because of his sense of duty.
Murray rejoined his unit in March 1916 as it went to the Western Front, taking part in the battle at Pozières in August. The following January he was transferred to the newly formed 4th Division Salvage Company.
A few months later his younger brother William was killed while delivering a message at Lagnicourt. The death of his brother and his own personal experiences on the Western Front influenced Murray's efforts to dissuade his sister from enlisting as a nurse, writing in one of his letters that "any one over here who has been through it never wishes to bring another if he can help it to put up with the hardships of this life." He returned to the 14th Battalion in October.
Murray was killed at Hébuterne the following year on 30th March 1918, one of the many Australians who died repelling the Germans' repeated attempts to outflank the Australian forces. Buried nearby, Murray's body was reinterred after the Armistice at Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery in Fonquevillers, France.
His brother's body was never found and so he is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial in France for those soldiers with no known grave. Upon the request of their parents, George Murray's headstone at Gommecourt also includes an inscription for William Murray, stating that the brothers are "in death undivided."
Pte. George "Tim" Murray
British Army 7th Btn. London Regiment
Stok1. Henry John Murray
Royal Navy HMS Britannia
from:Hanwell, London
Henry Murray enlisted into the Royal Navy on 13th May 1913 as a stoker. He reported to HMS Vivid II at Portsmouth. After training and serving on HMS Bonetta, Henry was transfered to HMS Britannia on Dec 1913 as a Stoker 1st Class.
He disregarded orders to look into the furnace through eye shields especially when the oil burners were on. As a result he suffered temporary blindness because of the intense light and heat. He was invalided out of the RN before HMS Britannia became the last British warship to be sunk in the Great War. She was torpedoed on 9th November 1918 by UB50 near Cape Trafalgar.
Capt. J. Murray
Australian Imperial Force. att. 3rd Salvage Coy. ADSC 3rd Div. Train
Sgt. J. Murray
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
Spr. J. Murray
British Army Royal Engineers
Sapper Murray was 24 when he died on 28th July 1920 and is buried in the north-east part of the Oakvale Cemetery, Stradbally, Co. Leix, Ireland.
Pte. James Murray
British Army 8th Btn. Gordon Highlanders
from:Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire
James Murray died in 1922 as a result of war wounds.
L/Cpl John Murray
British Army 6th Btn Gordon Highlanders
from:Udny
Lance Corporal John Murray served with the 6th Battalion Gordon Highlanders in WW1
Cpl. John Richardson Murray
British Army 1/4th Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers
from:24 Horsemarket, Kelso, Roxburghshire
(d.12th Jul 1915)
John Murray was the son of a baker and confectioner, James Murray, and Jane McClure McMichan and lived at 24 Horsemarket, Kelso, Roxburghshire. He was an apprentice joiner when he volunteered to join the King's Own Scottish Borderers before WW1. Military service was in the family blood from the late 1700s and early 1800s.
His unit, the 1/4th KOSB, was sent to Cape Helles on the Gallipoli peninsula as part of the 52nd Division, and he died in one of the four landing waves on the first day, 12th July 1915. He has no known grave but is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.
Pte. Michael Murray
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Ryton
(d.23rd Nov 1918)
Michael Murray was a Strecher bearer, he took part in the raid on the night of the 25th-26th of June 1916. He is buried at Les Baraques, Sangatte
Pte. Michael Francis Murray
British Army 22nd Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Manchester
(d.28th Mar 1917)
Michael Murray is my grandfather. He was killed in action in 1917 and is buried in British War Graves Cemetery in Croiselle, Northern France. Unfortunately, although I have searched several WW1 records, I have been unable to find copy of his service record.
L Sto N. Murray
Royal Navy HMS Valkyrie
from:Enniskean, Co. Cork
(d.22nd Dec 1917)
Leading Stoker Murray was the son of Margaret Murray of Moneynacrohy, Enniskean, Co. Cork. He was aged 42 when he died and is buried in the main part of the Castletown Kinneigh Cemetery, Co. Cork, Ireland.
Pte. O. Murray
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
Pte. Peter Murray
British Army 2nd Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Jarrow
(d.25th Mar 1918)
Peter Murray served in the 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own) and died age 28 on the 25th March 1918. He is remembered at Brie British Cemetery on Special Memorial 5. His medal card records the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals.
Peter was born in Jarrow 1889, son of Patrick and Catherine Murray nee McQuade of Jarrow. In the 1911 census the family is living at 10 Shakespeare Street, Jarrow with Patrick(57) a merchant Marine stoker and his wife of 34 years Catherine(55). They had 5 children with 3 surviving. Two are single and living here, Peter(22)is a general labourer in a slag crushing works and Mary Ann is 20 years old.
Pte. Raymond George Murray
Australian Army 30th Btn. Australian Imperial Force
from:Wollongong
(d.20th July 1916)
Pte. Robert Murray
British Army Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.24th April 1917 )
My Grandfather Robert Murray died at the 2nd Battle of Arras on the 24th April 1917 at the age of 39 years. He was a miner from Sunderland and joined the Northumberland Fusuliers. I was told that because of this he was was used to help dig tunnels. He is buried at a cemetery near Arras in France. He left a wife and 5 children. My Father was a baby when his father was killed.
Pte. Robert Edgar Murray
British Army 1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Jarrow
(d.29th Nov 1914)
Robert Edgar Murray, Private 9602, enlisted at Jarrow and served with the 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He died age 28 on the 29th November 1914 and is remembered at Palmer Cenotaph, St Paul's Church also on the Ypres(Menin Gate) Memorial. His medal card records the award of the 1914 Star, War and Victory Medals.
Robert was born in Cardiff 1886, son of Wilhelmina Murray of Jarrow. He was married to Gwenllian Tulloch (formerly Murray). In the 1911 census the family is living at 43 South Street, Jarrow. Wilhelmina(52) widow, is a paper hanger and had been married for 9 years with 4 children but only two survived. William Irving(28)single, a shipsplate rivetter, Robert Edgar(25) married, a shipyard labourer and his wife of 3 years Gwenllian(24), no children. There is also a married daughter Janet Temple Porteous(21) so the census totals do not agree. Janet has two children Henrietta(8) and William is 6 years old.
Dvr. Robert Murray
British Army 81st Brigade Royal Field Artillery
(d.2nd Mar 1917)
Roert Murray served with the Royal Field Artillery 81st Brigade.He was executed for desertion on 2nd Feruary 1917 and is buried in Carnoy Military Cemetery, Carnoy, France.
Pte. Robert William "Geordie" Murray
British Army 9th (Service) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Elswick
I have two letters from Robert Murray (Geordie) which have survived, both are undated, but I think are around Christmas 1917.
Dear Mother, Just a few lines to know that I am getting on alright and keeping in the best of health and spirits. You will also be very pleased to know that I have been recommended for the Military Medal in the big advance last week. I came through alright and had some narrow escapes. I have received 1 postal order and two letters with tabs in and I was very pleased when I got them. You say that you have sent two postal orders but I have received only one. I will make enquiries about it you want to go to the post office with the number and you will get the money back. I am also waiting for another parcel as I haven't tasted bread for over a week we have been on biscuit rations. You have sent one last Friday and I think I will get it in a day or two's time. We are out of the trenches for a well earned rest after our famous victory perhaps you have read it in the papers. Well I don't think I can get my photo taken as there is no place to get it taken here. I think Reggie Lang must be swinging the lead I think he will be enjoying himself. I think he must be shell shocked.
Dear Father, Just a few words to let you know I am getting on champion and that I got a registered letter that you sent with the five shillings in. It came in very handy as I was skinned at the time. We are still out of the trenches we are going back on the 28th of this month. I have enjoyed myself a treat the time I have been out, we had a whist drive for matches and we had a supper the other night. We had rabbits, geese and plum pudding, it reminded me of the old days. I played two matches for our battalion we won one and lost one, we beat D company of our battalion 7-2 and I had the pleasure of scoring three goals. The machine gun corps beat us 2-1 with the other match. We all had new strips we played in black and red shirts and white pants the same colour Blaydon school played in. We are having a very quiet Xmas here I hope you are having a better one in England. I wonder if Newcastle are playing on Monday I would like to see them playing Sunderland again. I have seen Tommy Rickaby and Dinning they have been transferred to the Irish, I think they will have had enough of it by now. Rickaby has went down a lot since he was wounded, I met him at the YMCA. Well I think I will have to close now wishing you a merry Xmas and a very happy new year from your loving son Bob.
Pte. Ronald Murray
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.8th May 1915)
Pte. Sydney John Murray
British Army 6th Btn. Essex Regiment
from:Canning Town, London
My maternal grandad's brother, Sydney Murray, enlisted in the 6th Battalion, Essex Regiment 3rd November 1914 at West Ham, London. He embarked from Devonport to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on 24th of July 1915. He was wounded, Bullet-Knee (L) at Gallipoli 13th of August 1915. He was Invalided to England admitted 4th Southern Hospital, Plymouth 3rd of September 1915. He was Discharged no longer physically fit for war service 27th of October 1916. He was one of the lucky ones, who returned home after a very short Service
Cpl. T. Murray
British Army Army Pay Corps
Corporal Murray died on the 30th March 1919 and is buried in the north east part of the Jamestown Cemetery, Kiltoghert, Co. Leitrim, Ireland.
Pte. Thomas Murray
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Scots
(d.11th May 1915)
Thomas Murray was wounded during fighting at Sanctuary Wood, Zillebeke, Belgium. He died of wounds and is buried in Klein-Vierstraat Cemetery.
Pte. Thomas Salton Murray
British Army 1st Btn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
from:Edinburgh, Scotland
(d.14th Sept 1914)
Doing genealogy research of my mother's side of the family, I came across Pte. Thomas Salton Murray. I had already researched his brother, Cpl Andrew Murray MM, killed during the Battle of Cambrai, as my mother's middle name was Andreen to commemorate him. Both had joined the 1st Btn. The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders; Thomas in 1914 and his brother a little later.
The tragic thing is that neither body was found and therefore they did not have a grave; what this did to my great-grandmother is unimaginable. Fortunately, all seven of the other children survived. The family has a picture of each soldier and my cousin has the medals of both men.
Sjt. W. D. Murray
Army 2/8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. W. F Murray
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Swalwell
(d.2nd July 1918)
W Murray is buried at Warloy
Stkr. Walter Murray
Royal Navy HMS Cressy
from:Jarrow
(d.22nd Sep 1914)
Walter Murray, Stoker 1st Class, served on HMS Cressy and died age 26 on the 22nd September 1914. He is remembered at Jarrow Library and on the Chatham Naval War Memorial.
Walter was born in Jarrow 1888, son of John and Catherine Murray nee McMullen. He was married to Martha A Rayne (formerly Murray nee Ross) of 26 Union Street, Jarrow.
Dvr William Murray
British Army 51st Highland Div. Royal Artillery
from:Aberdeenshire
Willy Murray transferred from the Aberdeen Police as a Constable to the RFA on 24 May 1915 and was disembodied on 17 May 1919 in Charlton. As boy he had worked on the farm with horses and on returning to the Police established the Mounted Police Unit in Aberdeen. He retired as the Superintendent of the Police having acted as Chief Constable during WW2 in 1944. He died in 1959.
Sgt William James Richardson Murray MM.
British Army 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers
from:Kelso
William Murray (born 1889) was named for a baby brother who had died, so, most of his adult life he called himself James or Jim. This means it is difficult to find him in Army records!
He joined 6th Battalion KOSB for WW1 - then seems to have been in 7/8th Battalion and after the War he had become a Sergeant and gained a Military Medal. He then remained a career soldier until 1937 when he became a reservist and then joined up again (this time in Royal Engineers) but was invalided out with the rank of Captain.
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