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Murray Ivor Hanington
Canadian
Private
4th Bn. Canadian Infantry - Central Ontario
26
24 october 1888 , Moncton , New Brunswick , Canada
25 april 1915
Son of J. Albert and Alice G. Murray, of Shediac, New Brunswick
Single
Educated at Central High School , Shediac , New Brunswick.
Bank clerk at the Bank of Montreal .

5'10" = 1.78m

Medium dark complexion
Dark brown
Blue

Presbyterian
Essex Farm Cemetery
Plot I , Row L , Stone 2       

Military footsteps

22 september 1914

february 1915


25 april 1915





3.10 am


8.20 pm

Enlisted at Valcartier , Québec , Canada

Sailed for England with the First Canadian contingent
Arrived in France with his unit
He was qualified as a Signaller and was then attached to the signalling section of his battalion.
He was instantly killed by the shock of an explosion of a shell which dropped beside him but left him unwounded. 

An extract from the 4th Bn CEF War diary :

Location : Fortuin - Langemark area
Raining.
Moved off towards Wieltje.
We were to occupy trenches near Fortuin. Held up - late in arriving.
British attacked St. Julien. Dug ourselves in on their right, south of Fortuin.
Relieved , proceeded through St. Jean to N°4 Pontoon Bridge , Yser Canal.
1st Bn. with us remained there that night in Reserve trenches on east bank of the canal.