British Army Veterinary Corps
George Frederick MURRELL
Private
Died 4 September 1915 · Aged 41
His story
George Frederick Murrell was born in Reading in 1874, the son of James and Mary Murrell, according to the Chipping Norton British Legion’s local research. His father was a coachman. George married Daisy Pinfold in 1903, and the couple had two children. He worked as a groom and coachman at Over Norton Park.
He enlisted in the Army Veterinary Corps and served as Private SE/6574 with No. 31 Mobile Veterinary Section. He arrived in France on 20 July 1915. His medal record lists the 1914–15 Star.
George died of pneumonia on 4 September 1915, aged forty-one. The local account places his death at No. 9 Casualty Clearing Station. He is buried in Lillers Communal Cemetery, grave IV. A. 27.
The local history records Daisy living at Lidstone near Enstone after his death. It also records her remarriage in 1918 and death in 1922.
Before the war
- Date of birth
- 1874
- Place of birth
- Reading
- Occupation
- Groom and coachman
- Family
- Daisy Murrell - wife
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/6574
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 31 Mobile Veterinary Section
- Theatre of war
- France, 20 July 1915
Medals and commemoration
- 1914–15 Star
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 4 September 1915
- Age
- 41
- Place of death
- No. 9 Casualty Clearing Station, France (local memorial account)
- Recorded cause
- Pneumonia
- Cemetery or memorial
- Lillers Communal Cemetery
- Grave reference
- IV. A. 27.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- CHIPPING NORTON BRITISH LEGION
- Research record number: 42
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “George Frederick Murrell”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/murrell-george-frederick-se-6574/.
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