Private 2017 Bernard Murray
The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 6th Bn.
Theatre of War: Mesopotamia
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 05/12/1914
Age at death: 29
Date of death: 9th of April 1916
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Basra Memorial - Panel 23.
Family details:
Sister & Sole Legatee: Margaret
Census details:
1891 - 6 years old schoolboy Bernard is living at 5b Clarence Court, Peasley Cross, St Helens with parents Charles (32), Mary (32) and five siblings: Hugh (14), Elizabeth (12), Lawrence (11), John (7), Margaret (2). 1901 - 15 years old 'Coal Miner - Dataller' Bernard is living at back 5 Clarence Court, Peasley Cross, St Helens with parents Charles (44), Mary (44) and six siblings: Elizabeth (22), Laurence (20), John (17), Margaret (12), [cas=779]Charles Murray[/cas] (9), Stephen (7). 1911 - Sees 24 years old 'Coal Miner Hewer' Bernard living at 53 Manor Street, Peasley Cross, St Helens with widowed mother Mary (50) and five siblings: Lawrence (30), John (26), Maggie (22), [cas=779]Charles Murray[/cas] (19), Stephen (17).
Notes:
[note=151]Two Murray brothers who died in The Great War[/note]
[note=151]Two Murray brothers who died in The Great War[/note]
[pic]gallery_shroh/southlancswelch.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Bernard Murray Basra Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of Bobpike GWF and Ste M.)[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/2017BernardMurray.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
