CEF Soldier Detail

Private Cecil Rhodes Murray
Died: April 9, 1917

Regimental Number:
177434
Survived War:
 No
Force:
 Army
Regiment:
 Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
 87th Battalion
Company:
Place of Birth:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Country:
 Canada
Next of Kin:
Mrs. J.D. Murray, Mother, Huntingdon, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Date of Birth:
December 11, 1897
Trade or Calling:
Merchant
Marital Status:
 Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Place of Enlistment:
 Montreal, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
November 8, 1915
Age at enlistment:
17
Height:
 5 Feet 7 Inches
Chest:
 34 Inches
Expansion:
 4 Inches
Religion:
 Presbyterian
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Enlisted
Saw service in:
Europe    
Cause of Death:
Killed in Action
Battle Died/Wounded:
Vimy Ridge
Date of Death:
April 9, 1917
Age at Death:
19
Buried at:
 Canadian Cemetery No. 2, Neuville St. Vaast, France
Plot:
Commemorated:
 Huntingdon, Quebec
 
Prisoner of war:
No
Interned:
Gender:
 Male
Ethnic Origin:
Caucasian
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 6523-44
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Research Notes
Parents gave place of birth as Truro, Nova Scotia 04-11-1898
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Private Canadian Infantry 87th Battalion
Huntingdon 04-09-1917 Cecil Rhodes Murray, second son of John Mary, manager of Borden Factory, in Huntingdon PQ, born in Truro, Nova Scotia, on 04-11-1898, was killed in the battle of Vimy Ridge