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Kenneth William Murray

In memory of:

Lieutenant Kenneth William Murray

July 1, 1918

Military Service


Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Additional Information


Son of J. F. and Jessie May Murray, of Vancouver. Born at Victoria, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 476 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

XXVI. C. 15/16.

Location:

Souchez is a village in the Department of the Pas-De-Calais, 3.5 kilometres north of Arras on the main road to Bethune. It lies in the valley of the Souchez river, between the Lorette Bridge to the west and Vimy Ridge to the east. The CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY is about 1.5 kilometres south of the village on the west side of the D937 Arras-Bethune Road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Kenneth Murray
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of July 7, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y182uvic/mode/1up?view=theater. Note that Lieutenant Murray's regimental number while serving with the C.E.F. is 911864.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of August 25, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y225uvic/mode/1up?view=theater
  • Photo of Kenneth Murray– In memory of the students from the University of British Columbia who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Biography– In memory of the students from the University of British Columbia who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • In Memoriam– In memory of the students from the University of British Columbia who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Burial return– "Concentrations of Graves - Exhumation and Reburial - Burial Return" from the archives of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. This records the exhumation and identification of the remains of Lt. Murray from trench map coordinates 51b.N.4.c.8.8, which is on the Arras-Cambrai road at Feuchy Chapel. Historical documents report the plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed west of Monchy-le-Preux. The plane was an RE8, serial number C5090.
  • Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery– A panoramic view of the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery located approximately 6 kilometres from the Vimy Memorial, just outside of Souchez, France. May he rest in peace. (K. Falconer/J. Stephens 2010)

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