John Hugh MURRAY

Regimental number31687
Place of birthCoromandel
OccupationQuarryman
Next of kinWife, Mrs Catherine Murray, c/o H W Ellis, Matamata
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
Date of death15 August 1920
Age at death from cemetery records44
Place of burialO'Neill's Point Cemetery (Block H, Plot 148), Devonport
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hugh and Agnes Murray (nee Sutherland); Wife: Catherine Murray, Hinuera, Waikato
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 6