Introduction

In 2014 the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Cumnock History Group began researching the names on the Cumnock War Memorial plus other men and women with Cumnock connections mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or in the Cumnock Chronicle of the time. The research is not limited to those who died but also to men and women who served, using family history information.

The group would like to appeal to individuals with knowledge of family members for photographs of the soldier, either in uniform or not, and photos of medals or other memorabilia eg letters sent home from the Front. If you would be prepared to share these on this site, please email the web manager info@cumnockhistorygroup.org The group is willing to share any copies of documents found with the soldier's descendants.

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

George Welsh Murray

George Murray was born in Cumnock in 1893 to draper David Murray and his wife Grace Welsh.

His service record survives and shows he enlisted  on the  4th September 1914 age 21 in the General Service Corps. He was an engineer. He was recruited by J Dykes and Dr McQueen passed him fit so service.

He was 5ft 7in with grey eyes and brown hair.

He transferred to the RSF and in 1915 it was reported in the Chronicle that he had been slightly wounded on the face and left hand.

He was later transferred to the RSC in November 1917.

He married Mary McMillan on the 14th November 1916 in Glasgow and they had a son David in 1918.

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