| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0530 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Murray, William James Gunn |
| Place made | At sea, Australia, Egypt, France |
| Date made | 1915-1917 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/1371 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Murray, William James Gunn (Private, b.1896 - d.1917)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 5147 Private William James Gunn Murray, 58 Battalion, Australia, at sea, Egypt, 1916-1917. Collection consists of twenty-six letters written by Private Murray while on active service, to various members of his family in Australia.
History / Summary
Biographical note: 5147 Private William James Gunn Murray, 58 Battalion. Killed in action, 27 March 1917, at Lagnicourt, France. Age 20. State school teacher of Warracknabeal and Horsham, Victoria; educated at Warracknabeal and Batchica state schools and at Warracknabeal higher elementary school. Son of William and Elizabeth Murray, of Murray Hill, Warracknabeal, Victoria.