Private John Thomas Murray
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Murray,
John Thomas
Date of birth: 1895-11-12
Place of birth: Connacht County Sligo Ireland
Next of kin: George Collivat, friend. 2 Cameron Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Tin Cutter
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1917-08-21
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery Extension, 1. M. 9.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 225618
Highest Rank:
Private
(18th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Aix-Noulette
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 259169
LAC ID:
209588
Service file: B6534-S026
Uploader's Notes:
He was killed by an enemy shell which exploded close to him, on the road to Aix-Noulette
Source: CVWM
PTE. J.T. MURRAY KILLED
Pte. John Thomas Murray, a young Irishman, twenty-two years old, is reported killed in action on August 22nd. He arrived in this country nine years ago and was employed as a tinsmith by Messrs. MacDonald, Spadina Avenue. He boarded with Mrs. Blandford, 2 Cameron street. He and a fellow boarder, Pte. W. Wells, enlisted in a Mounted Rifles regiment about two years ago and went overseas in April 1916. Pte. Wells who was [?], returned with the draft from overseas last Friday. Mrs. Sinneard has two sons prisoners in Germany and her youngest son is still serving on the western front.
Toronto Evening Telegram. August, 1917.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry Depot Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Private Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion ee ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-07