murray, henry edward

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Murray, Henry Edward / or H E Peters Service Number 7522

Died of illness 16th December 1918 Military Hospital, Tidworth, Wiltshire, England

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NAME MURRAY- Henry Edward/ real name H E PETERS

SERVICE NO 7522

UNIT 1st Battalion

RANK

AGE at Enlistment 36 yrs

PLACE OF BIRTH Wagga, NSW

ADDRESS Ourimbah

OCCUPATION Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 17-4-1917

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Newcastle

PREVIOUS SERVICE

NEXT OF KIN Friend;- Donald Powell, Narara ( C W Coull, Narara) Father;- Clement Peters- Temora, NSW

Wife;- Winifred Peters- Temora, NSW

Henning Peters- Aurora St Temora

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height;-6’½” . Weight;-136lbs . Chest;-33-38” . Complexion;-Fair. Hair;-Fair . Eyes;-Blue

Scar on Chin .

RELIGION Methodist

EMBARKED 10 May 1917- Sydney A74- Marathon”

DISEMBARKED 20 Jul 1917 Devonport

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 17 Apr 1917- Wounded, GSW Left Hand- trans England/ 10 Jul 1918-Sick to Bulford Hospital (VD) 7 Aug 1918- Hit by Wagon - Fractured R Leg, Inquiry held 8 Aug 1918 @ No 1 Camp Parkhouse . Driver error to blame.

DIED 16 Dec 1918- Military Hospital Tidworth, Wiltshire, England- Acute Atrophy, Liver

BURIED 21 Dec 1918- 11am- Tidworth- Military Cemetery- 353 A Section C

MEDALS British War Medal-57025, Victory Medal-56064. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-.

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS 1 pr gloves, 1 scarf, 2 housewives, 1 mirror, 4 pipes, 2 wallets, 1 safety razor, 1 paybook no 279277 handed to Paymaster AIF HQ London./

WILL Beneficiary;-Mr Henning Peters Temora, or wife of same Margareth

CORRESPONDENCE 22 Aug 1921- C W Coull, re name as Henry Edward Peters

8 Jul 1923- Winifred Peters-(wife) 73 Victoria St Lewisham

Central Coast Roll of Honour” by Wyong Family History Group – pg 283 Wyong area Enlistments-Place of Birth or Place of Death not included in any Roll. MURRAY/ PETERS- Henry Edward, Narara…Pte 1

st Btn 1

st AIF…..DOI…. 16 Dec 1918

There appears to be considerable confusion as to the real identity of this soldier.