| Regimental number | 8/259 |
| Address | Waikaka |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, William Murray, Huron Street, East Gore |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| 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: |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |