Lieutenant Austin Russell Murray
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Murray,
Austin Russell
Date of birth: 1894-04-16
Place of birth: Campbellton New Brunswick Canada
Next of kin: Doctor D. Murray, father. Campbellton, New Brunswick
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Student Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Other Engineers, Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1916-06-16
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, I. E. 8.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
Rank detail
Lieutenant (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Mount Sorrel
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 152933
LAC ID:
208341
Service file: B6523-S022
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Doctor Daniel Murray of Campbellton, New Brunswick
War Diary of the 3rd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, 12th Battery for Jun 16, 1916 states: "Battery fired heavily all day! S.O.S. from infantry. Lieut. A.R. Murray, Gnr. Wills and Heckbert killed by enemy shell." June 17th entry states: "Lieut. Murray's body was buried in RENINGHELST Military Cemetery, Row E, Lot 8. Capt. J.B. Grimshaw officiated."
Uploader's Research notes: [Lieutenant Army Canadian Field Artillery 3rd Artillery Brigade 12th Battery ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2009-07-29
Last modified: 2022-02-10