David Campbell MURRAY

Regimental number8/244
AddressTapanui
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs M J Murray, c/o Mrs J McIlroy, Cheviot Street, Roxburgh
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 6 August 1915
Place of burialEmbarkation Pier Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 4), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mrs M.J. Murray, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body