Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
John Murray
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Customs House Dundee
- Service no: 2012ST
- Rank: Trimmer
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: H.M.S. Pekin
- Unit/Ship: Royal Naval Reserve
- Place of Death:
- Age at Death: 31
- Date of Death: 25/10/1916
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery: Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Grave Reference 42. D. 13.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 1885
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 29 North George Street, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
- Father:
- Siblings:
Mrs Ann Kennedy of 26 North George Street, Dundee
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about John Murray
John Murray was born in Dundee in 1885 and was the brother of Mrs Ann Kennedy of 26 North George Street, Dundee. He joined the Royal Naval Reserve at the Customs House in Dundee. His Service Records do not seem to be in the National Archives. John Murray died as the result of an accident whilst he was serving in HMS Pekin, the shore base for minesweeping trawlers in Grimsby. He is buried in the Scartho Road Cemetery in Grimsby, Grave Reference 42 D 13.
Information supplied by Iain Stewart and Iain Birnie
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