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Record #23753
Name :
: John Clarke MURRAY (1896 - 1916)
  aka : Private Murray, Clark


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 12 Aug 1896

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 3 Jun 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthIreland, Antrim, Belfast
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, Ypres
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 5 Aug 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private John Clarke Murray.

Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958
Name: John Clarke Murray
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1896
Registration District: Belfast
Birth Country: Ireland
Volume: 1
Page: 399
FHL Film Number: 101066

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: MURRAY
Given Name: John C
Age: 12
Sex: M
Ship: Tunisian
Year of Arrival: 1910
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1910-07-28
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1910-08-05
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Peterborough, Ontario
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4770
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 27 May 1915 in the Niagara Camp, Ontario. John Clarke Murray was born 12 Aug 1896 in Belfast, Ireland. He was a Farmer by trade.His Next of Kin was Maude Isabell Murray of R. R 1 Milton West, Ontario. He had 1 year Military experience with the 31st Regiment. 5'5" in height with blue eyes and light brown hair, he had 1 vaccination mark on his left arm. His religion was listed as Presbyterian.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty states that he had previously been reported wounded and missing, and the Killed in Action at the attack of Mount Sorrel, east of Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium. Next of Kin was Ms. M I Murray of R R No. 1, Milton, Ontario, however an additional note states they were unable to locate his Next of Kin. His body was not recovered, his name is listed on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12042611 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-25 14:22:10 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-25 14:22:44 /

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3025 ABBOTT, David Henry1891ENG, ESS, Grays Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3030 ABBOTT, Ellen1893ENG,     Aug 1906 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
3040 ABBOTT, James1893IRL,    , Carlew May 1906 : Tunisian CAN Smyly Homes of Dublin  
3060 ABBOTT, Lilian1903ENG,     Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3049 ABBOTT, Penelope1901ENG, KEN, Sidcup Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3063 ABEL, Albert Edward G.1901ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3065 ABEL, Florence1902ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3067 ABEL, Frederick1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3064 ABEL, Queenie Victoria1900ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5599 ABERNETHY, Henry1897ENG, CUL, Whitehaven Aug 1914 : Tunisian CAN Sailing Alone  
3101 ABRAMS, Ada1894ENG, ESS, West Ham May 1912 : Tunisian CAN Unknown  
6354 ABREY, William Roger1901ENG,    , Croydon Aug 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
3130 ACKERS, Frederick1893ENG,     Mar 1911 : Tunisian CAN Labourers & Domestics  
6859 ADAMS, George1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
8886 ADAMS, Henry1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
9229 ADAMS, Maud1885ENG, LND, Kingsland Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
15500 ADAMS, Reuben Stanley1893ENG,     May 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
20734 ADAMS, William1893ENG,     Aug 1908 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
22562 ADAMS, William1895ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
23862 AGAR, Horace1888ENG,     Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
4319 AIKEN, William1891ENG,     Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
22143 AIKIN, David1892IRL, ANT, Belfast Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
6550 AINGER, Florence1886ENG, WOR Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
6477 AINGER, Pollie1889ENG, WOR Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
23743 AINSWORTH, Muriel1889ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
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17056 AITKIN, David1892ENG,     Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
17057 AITKIN, William1891ENG,     Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5391 AKERMAN, Martha Rosina1891ENG, MDX, St. Giles Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
9843 ALBON, Frank Baldwin1889ENG, MDX, Staines Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
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