John Joseph MURRAY

Regimental number25/1783
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, John Murray, Humber Street, Oamaru
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 2nd Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
Members of G Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahitit'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to identify on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records44
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Winifred Murray, Oamaru; Brother: Jerimiah Murray, Towai, Bay of Islands
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 10