David Murray was
born in Nigg, Scotland on August 18th 1894. In 1914 he enlisted in The Gordon Highlanders
of the Imperial Army of Britain and saw active service in France.
Following
discharge from the military in Britain he met Mary Ann Duffus, of Aberdeen, and
married her July 29th 1922. Living in Britain they had two
daughters, Margaret and Mary.
In 1927, the
family immigrated to Canada and settled in Connell, Carleton County, New
Brunswick. In 1929 they had a son, James Murray, my grandfather.
On November 21st
1939, following the outbreak of war in Europe, he again enlisted in the
army. This time he was a member of the
Carleton and York Regiment of the Canadian Army. On December 10th, 1939 he sailed
from Canada to Great Britain. He served
in Great Britain until his return to Canada on June 18th, 1943. He remained in the Army in Fredericton and
Saint John, New Brunswick until his discharge from the Canadian Army on June 5th,
1945.
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