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Ernest James Murray

(Confirmed)

Born: 16 October, 1898

Died: 21 June, 1991

Biographical Summary:

Enlisted in April 1916, at the age of 17 and 5 months by overstating his age by four years. 

He and 62 other reinforcements joined the 53rd Battalion at Becourt, France, on 30 April 1917.  About five weeks later he went to hospital with influenza.  Soon after returning to his unit on 22 June, he was sent to the 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot for being "under (19 years of) age".  How this was ascertained is not apparent in his file.  Within a week, he was posted to the 2nd Australian General Hospital at Wimereux near Boulogne, France where he remained until he joined the 12th Field Ambulance in February 1918 "on attaining the age of 19" (which had in fact occurred four months earlier).  He served with that unit until his return to Australia.  [JSB]

 

Service Number: 2772

Ranks:

• Held rank of Private

Address:

• 6 Esther Road Mosman NSW Australia

Relationships:

• father - James Cornelius Murray
• mother - Alice Rosina Carpenter
• wife - Sylvia Ada Woodhouse

Organisations:

• Member of - 53rd Battalion, AIF
• Member of - 2nd Australian General Hospital
• Member of - 12th Australian Field Ambulance

Main Sources:

• Signaller EJ Murray (Photograph)
• Comment by Geraldine Walsh on E J Murray Flickr photo (Webpage)
• MURRAY Ernest James Service Number 2772 Place of Birth Sydney NSW Place of Enlistment Sydney NSW Next of Kin Father MURRAY James C (Webpage)
• First World War Embarkation Rolls Ernest James Murray (Webpage)
• THE STERNER GAME WAR AND FOOTBALL MOSMAN HONOR ROLL (Newspaper Article)

Commemorations:

• MURRAY E. J. on the East Face of the
• Murray on the Mosman Public School Roll of Honour
• E. on the Mosman Football Club Rugby Union Roll of Honour