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Private George Turkington Murray

 

Murray 1

 

Private George Turkington Murray, 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, Service No. 25637. Formerly North Irish Horse, Service No. 2369, and South Irish Horse, Service No. 3147.

Son of Thomas David and Ann Jane Murray, Belfast.

Killed in action on 12 December 1917, aged 25.

Buried at Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery, Somme, France, grave II.G.41. Gravestone inscription reads:

25637 PRIVATE

G. T. MURRAY

ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT

12TH DECEMBER 1917 AGE 25

 

Templeux 2

 

Image 1 kindly provided by Pierre Vandervelden. See his website www.inmemories.com. Image 2 kindly provided by Richard Evans - see his website Nelson, Glamorgan and the Great War http://www.nelson-ww1-memorial.org.uk.