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Remembering World War I
Yarmouth Connections
Name:
Gordon Sydney Murree
Regimental Number:
67164
Rank:
Private
Battalion:
25th Battalion
Date of Birth:
January 1, 1893
Place of Birth:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Date of Enlistment:
November 12, 1914
Place of Enlistment:
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Age at Enlistment:
21
Prior Military Experience:
29th Battery CFA Yarmouth NS
Height:
5 Feet 6 Inches
Complexion:
Dark
Eye Colour:
Brown
Hair Colour:
Black
Marital Status:
Single
Trade:
Labourer
Religion:
Wesleyan
Next of Kin:
Reuben Murree (Father), Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Date of Death:
April 29, 1917
Age at Death:
24
Listed on:
Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Commemorated on Page 299 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
This page is displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on June 30 and July 1.
Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 25th Battalion.
Gordon Sydney Murree was the son of Reuben John Murree (1855-1930) and Annie (Miller) Murree
(1864-1911) of Yarmouth.
He enlisted with the 25th Battalion and trained in Canada until May, 1915. He embarked Halifax on
the SS Saxonia for England disembarking there on May 29, 1915. He embarked for France at
Folkestone, Kent on September 15, 1915 and joined the Battalion in the field. On October 19, 1915
he suffered a gun shot wound to his thigh and was hospitalized in France until May 4, 1915 when he
rejoined his unit in the field.
Private Murree was reported missing and presumed killed in action on April 29, 1917 in the trenches
south west of Acheville, seven miles to the right of Vimy Ridge. His body was never recovered and
he is listed on the Vimy Memorial, France.
Gordon Murree