CAMPIGLI, George Murray
| Service Number: | 237 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Seymour, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Unspecified British Units |
| Born: | Inglewood, Victoria, July 1890 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway clerk |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Camberwell, Victoria, 27 August 1951 |
| Cemetery: |
Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Privately interred |
| Memorials: | Inglewood Kurting State School No 2026 District Honor Roll, Leonards Hill State School No 931 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 237, Seymour, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 237, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 237, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 22 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 237, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 11 Jul 1916: | Transferred Second Lieutenant, Unspecified British Units, Commissioned | |
| 11 Jul 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, 237, Commissioned into B.E.F. |
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Awarded the Military Cross (after being commissioned into the British Expeditionary Forces on 11 Jul 1916)
"CAMPIGLI.— On August 27, at Brora, 87 Prospect Hill road, East Camberwell, Lieut.-Colonel George Murray, M.C., devoted son of the late James Louis and Catherine Campigli, and loved brother of Mona (Mrs. M. Porter, Scarsdale), Annie, Frank, Don, Jack (deceased, 4th Light Horse, A.I.F.), Chrissie (Mrs. J. Hughes), Will, and Syd, Anzac, 4th Light Horse Regiment and B.E.F. (Privately interred, Burwood, August 29.)" - from the Melbourne Argus 30 Aug 1951 (nla.gov.au)
"CAMPIGLI.— On August 27 (after a long illness) Lieut.-Colonel George Murray M.C. devoted husband of Edna May, and esteemed father of John Phillips, Kathleen Patricia (Mrs R. K. Harker), James Bruce (R.N., deceased) Edna, June, and William Murray, (Privately interred Burwood August 29.)" - from the Melbourne Argus 01 Sep 1951 (nla.gov.au)
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