Seaman JOHN MURRAY
Last address in Lewis: 23 Benside,
Son of Donald and Christina Murray
Service unit: Merchant Marine
Date of death: 26 September 1916 at the age of 25
Drowned in an accident at Port Arthur, Texas
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial
John is shown in the 1901 census at 23 Newmarket Road, the 8-year old son of Donald (44) and Christina (38), with his brother Kenneth (6). Kenneth later served in the RNR but survived the war.
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