Rifleman 2721 Henry Murray

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/05/1915

Age at death: 23
Date of death: 25th of May 1915 (Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 37.

Family details:
Brother: Rifleman 2713 John Murray.

Census details:
1901 - 8 years old Henry, parents Edward (40), Mary (39) and briother John (20) ate boarding at 12 Wood Street, Parr, St Helens with the Sweeney family. 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Colliery Labourer' Henry visiting brother John (29), sister in law Louisa (27) and their two children George Ed (4), Ellen (3 mths) who are living at 9 Ellison Square, St Helens.

Notes:
Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/2721HenryMurray.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/SLR_Privates_Menin_Gate_4.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial bearing the inscription for Rifleman Henry Murray (Photographs courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]