Wilford Lancelot McMURRAY

Regimental number10/742
Date of birth28 March 1894
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationDentist
Addressc/o H J Fail, New Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.4
Height5' 11"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinHenry McMurray, Robe Street, New Plymouth
Previous military serviceServed in A Company, 11th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Matilda S McMurray, Lake View, Waverley, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, 8 May 1915.

Board of Enquiry, Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10926696

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