James Wright MURRAY

Regimental number8/259
AddressWaikaka
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, William Murray, Huron Street, East Gore
Rank on embarkationPrivate
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.
Medals

Military Medal

'For consistent good work and devotion to duty when with the machine gun Section of the Otago Infantry Battalion on Gallipoli Peninsula, and in particular for the effective handling of his gun in the August 1915 attacks.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 11 October 1916

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body

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