Private

Robert William George Murray

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Joseph Black Murray and of Alice Murray (nee Percy), of Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand; husband of Joyce Winifred Murray, of Westport, Nelson, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2)
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED
Robert and Joyce Murray  on their wedding day  April/ May 1941

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Lesley Brown
Relationship to casualty: Niece
Robert was born on the 28 Jan 1921.His parents were Joseph and Alice Murray. Robert, known as Bobby, was one of 17 children and they lived at 44 Harrington St, Port Chalmers. He enlisted on 21 May... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
274156
Name:
Robert William George Murray
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
28 January 1922
Place of Birth:
Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J W Murray (wife), 281(?) Barbadoes Street, Christchurch
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Locality on Enlistment: 
51(?) Douglas Street, St Kilda, Dunedin
Place of Enlistment: 
Dunedin, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation on Enlistment:
Carpenter
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 23 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
03 April 1944
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 16.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Robert William George Murray
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