Sydney Allan Murrell

Captain

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of John M. and Lilian M. Murrell, of 85, Rongatai Terrace, Rongatai, Wellington, New Zealand. Also served at Samoa. Born at Hobart, Tasmania.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number:

1/557

Name:

Sydney Allan Murrell

Rank:

Captain

Date of Birth:

31 January 1892

Place of Birth:

Tasmania, Hobart,

Next of Kin:

J M Murrell (father), 25 Rongatai Terrace, Miramar, Wellington

Date of Enlistment:

12 October 1915

Enlistment Address:

65 Ellice Street, Wellington, New Zealand|Unknown address

Occupation on Enlistment:

Bank Clerk

Employer:

Union Bank of Australasia, Wellington

Armed Force:

Army

Unit:

NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

04 November 1918

Day of Death:

Monday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand

Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
HMNZT 62

Vessels:

Moeraki or Monowai
Mokoia

Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extension

Cemetery Reference:

I. B. 23.

Cemetery Location:

France