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ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War I
Yarmouth Connections
Name:
Gordon 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
Height: 5 Feet 6 Inches
Prior Military Experience:
29th Battery CFA Yarmouth NS
Trade:
labourer
Marital Status:
Single
Religion:
Wesleyan
Next of Kin:
Reuben Muree (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 Murree had enlisted with the 29th Battery Canadian Field Artillery at the outset
of World War I and was transferred to the 25th Battalion on November 12, 1914. He was
reported missing in action in the course of the Vimy Ridge Battle of April 1917. He was
presumed dead and his death officially listed on April 29, 1917.
Gordon Murree
Attestation Paper (click to enlarge)