Rank | Sergeant, Private |
Service # | A/68245, A470201 |
Unit # | Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. |
Next of Kin: Son of Milburn and Jessie Murray, of Chatham.
Address at Enlistment: 82 Wellington Street East, Chatham, Ontario
Appears on the “Muster Roll” of the 2nd Bn., Kent Regiment (MG), N.P.A.N. (date unknown).
Enlisted with the Perth Regiment and later placed on staff at #12 Basic Training Centre – sports activities. Sergeant Instructor and track team.
Age: 27, Date of Death: 17/10/1943 in Christie St. Hospital in Toro – lengthy illness – full military funeral – buried in Maple Leaf Cemetery – Soldiers Field. Popular city baseball player on several teams.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sources | Found on City of Chatham Roll of Honour at McGeorge Bldg., Chatham, ON. CWGC, CVWM. 2KRMR |
Supplemental Information | Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead, Grave/Memorial Reference: Lot 64. Ward G. Cemetery: CHATHAM (MAPLE LEAF) CEMETERY. |
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