MURRAY, John Lyon
(Service number 10/3659)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13/07/1878 | Place of Birth | Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Ngatauri, Fordell | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Miss Ellen MURRAY (sister), 10 Sarah Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 9th Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company | ||
| Date | 8 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 11 April 1924 | Age | 46 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Lyon Murray's death was due to war service.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [01 May 2017]; Timaru Herald, 14 June 1917 (Papers Past) [13 Decmber 2015]
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