AIF Service Record

Sergeant William MURRAY - 52nd Battalion

Regimental Number

3593

Religion

Presbyterian

Occupation

Clerk (also Major, Citizens Military Force)

Address

Lennox Street, Maryborough, Queensland

Marital Status

Single (Vera Murial DUNN, Tooley Street, Maryborough)

Age at Enlistment

22 years 7 monyhs

Embarkation Details

Embarked Sydney, New South Wales, HMAT A14 Euripides, 31 October 1917.
Disembarked, Devonport, England, 26 December 1917.

Next of Kin

Mother, Mrs Margaret Paterson MURRAY, "Rosemont", Lennox Street, Maryborough, Queensland

Enlistment Date

1 March 1917, Adelaide Street Recruiting Depot, Brisbane, Queensland

Rank on Enlistment

Sergeant

Unit Name

52nd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement

Fate

Died of Wounds, Valenciennes, Northern France,19 May 1918

NOTE: Sergeant Murray was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery shown during a strong enemy attack at Dernancourt, 5 April 1918. He was wounded three times while leading a Lewis Gun team during the battle. He was taken Prisoner and died in German hands from a serious head wound, 19 May 1918. He is buried Cemetery of Honour, Valenciennes, Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 11, France

Source: AIF Service Records WW1 - National Library of Australia