Visit main University website

USYD logo

Beyond 1914: The University of Sydney and the Great War

Find people and places
How do I use this?

Smith, Murray Rainsford

Thumbnail

Book of Remembrance entry

Eng. I ll : Sapper, 6th Field Coy., Engineers, A.I.F., France. Volunteering in May, 1915, was accepted in December and sailing 1st April, 1916, as acting sergeant in charge of reinforcements 3rd Field Coy., crossed to France in September. Joining 6th Coy. on the Somme in October, did railway and survey work until death. Killed in Action, Somme, 1st December, 1916, and buried at Bernafay near Montauban. Early education at Albury Public and Sydney Grammar Schools. The MURRAY RAINSFORD SMITH Prize was founded in his memory by his mother in 1917. Had done excellent work, a fine fellow, whom I had already marked down for early promotion . . . at his own request spent a much longer period on forward work than anyone else . . . ''
Download entry

TIMELINE

Gender
Male

From the archives

0001.jpg [ scanned_images/SMITH_Murray Rainsford 1/ jpg 827419 ]
0002.jpg [ scanned_images/SMITH_Murray Rainsford 1/ jpg 695838 ]
0001.jpg [ scanned_images/SMITH_Murray Rainsford 2/ jpg 679325 ]
0002.jpg [ scanned_images/SMITH_Murray Rainsford 2/ jpg 662045 ]
0003.jpg [ scanned_images/SMITH_Murray Rainsford 2/ jpg 478970 ]
0001.jpg [ scanned_images/SMITH_Murray Rainsford 3/ jpg 549534 ]
0002.jpg [ scanned_images/SMITH_Murray Rainsford 3/ jpg 551555 ]
0003.jpg [ scanned_images/SMITH_Murray Rainsford 3/ jpg 523450 ]
0004.jpg [ scanned_images/SMITH_Murray Rainsford 3/ jpg 528845 ]
0005.jpg [ scanned_images/SMITH_Murray Rainsford 3/ jpg 517272 ]
0006.jpg [ scanned_images/SMITH_Murray Rainsford 3/ jpg 537481 ]
0007.jpg [ scanned_images/SMITH_Murray Rainsford 3/ jpg 526980 ]
0008.jpg [ scanned_images/SMITH_Murray Rainsford 3/ jpg 547382 ]
0009.jpg [ scanned_images/SMITH_Murray Rainsford 3/ jpg 542592 ]
0010.jpg [ scanned_images/SMITH_Murray Rainsford 3/ jpg 550185 ]
0011.jpg [ scanned_images/SMITH_Murray Rainsford 3/ jpg 488819 ]
0012.jpg [ scanned_images/SMITH_Murray Rainsford 3/ jpg 535402 ]
Smith, M R.jpg [ scanned_images jpg 257753 ]
Headstone of Murray Rainsford SMITH, Bernafay Wood british Cemetery, France [ jpg ]

Unless otherwise noted, these photographs, War Service Records, letters, diaries and cards were sent to the University by family and friends during and after World War One. If you have any material to add, please see our contribute page.

×