William Alexander Robert (Billy) MURRAY

MURRAY, William Alexander Robert

Service Number: QX49969
Enlisted: 6 March 1943
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 26th Infantry Battalion
Born: Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 5 January 1924
Home Town: Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling: Christian Brothers Townsville
Occupation: Shop Assistant
Died: Killed in Action, Bougainville, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 8 March 1945, aged 21 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Remembered at the Australian War Memorial and the Bomana War Memorial PNG
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial
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World War 2 Service

6 Mar 1943: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, QX49969, Army Training Units
6 Mar 1943: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX49969, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF
8 Mar 1945: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, QX49969, 26th Infantry Battalion, Bougainville
8 Mar 1945: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, QX49969, 26th Infantry Battalion, Bougainville, Killed in Action

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