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Military service
Service number:
B/65799
Age:
24
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Death:
July 9, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XII. E. 2.
Additional information
Son of William G. and Charlotte L. Murray, of Oshawa, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Sergeant William George Murray
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Inscription
Inscription of William George Murray's name on the War Memorial at Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Image taken 28 March 2015 by Tom Tulloch. -
War Memorial
War Memorial at Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Image taken 28 March 2015 by Tom Tulloch. -
Grave marker
This photo of Sgt Murray's gravemarker was taken by Padre Craig Cameron of The QOR of C in June 1997. -
Photo of William George Murray
In memory of the Fathers, Husbands and Sons of the Oshawa Branch of the Silver Cross Women of Canada. Image from their book titled Book of Remembrance which is held at the Oshawa Public Library. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens) -
Grave Marker
Photo taken by Roger Shier, April 7, 2017 -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram August 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William George Murray
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William George Murray
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William George Murray
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William George Murray
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William George Murray
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William George Murray
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William George Murray
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 402 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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