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Corporal George Kenneth Murray

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1895-08-16
Place of birth: Dixville Quebec Canada
Next of kin: Reverend G.H.A. Murray, Father, 70 Ste. Julie, Street, Three Rivers, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Teacher
Occupation (normalized): Teacher, Level and Subject Unknown
Address: St. Johns, Quebec
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1918-04-11
Cause of death: Died of wounds

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 919398
Highest Rank: Corporal (24th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Corporal, 24th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-06-11 to 1918-05-15
  2. Private (Army). 1917-05-10 to 1917-05-23
  3. Private (Army). ? to 1917-05-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 83270
LAC ID: 209225
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B6528-S019
Uploader's Notes: His Circumstances of Death entry reads, "Died of Wounds - while the enemy were heavily shelling the vicinity of Beaumetz, on April 10th, 1918, he was severely wounded in the head, legs and left hand by shrapnel. He was evacuated to No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital, Doullens, where he succumbed the next day."

Graduate of Bishop's University, 1914.

His father was the Rector of Three Rivers. His father's later address was 82 Notre-Dame Street in Three Rivers.

He was remembered in the May, 1918 edition of the Bishop's University's "The Mitre", Volume 25, No.4.

"Corporal G. Kenneth Murray, son of the Reverend G.H.A. Murray, Rector of Three Rivers, died of wounds received in action about the middle of April. Corpl. Murray was a graduate of 1914. For two years he was Principle of St. John's Academy, St. Johns, Quebec from which he enlisted in June of 1916 as a Private in the Duchess of Connaught's Own Irish Rangers, with whom he went overseas. Before leaving England he had risen to the rank of sergeant but reverted to the rank of private at that time in order to get across to France. He saw hard service throughout the past year and was promoted to the rank of corporal in December. We feel the loss of Corpl. Murray very deeply, as he was a man we could ill spare."

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 23rd Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 199th Battaliion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 24th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-07-17