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.
Cumnock Connections Tree
Remembering WW1 soldiers with a connection to Cumnock in Ayrshire, Scotland, including those who survived and others not mentioned on the War Memorial. Researched by Cumnock History Group.
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