Harold
Edward
"Harry"
Murch
Born in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Brother of
Violetta Sarah Bratt [half], Ivy Ada Frances (Murch) Gunn, George Henry Murch, Ada (Murch) Meredith, Henry Charles Murch, Eva Ruby Murch, Irene Emily Caroline Murch, Gilbert William Kittrick Murch [half], Lillian S Murch [half], Margaret Mavis (Fraser) Laird [half], Francis George Murch [half], Carl M Murch [half], John Allan Murch [half], Beatrice Caroline Murch [half], June Florence (Murch) West [half] and Sam Murch [half]
Husband of
Amy Louise (Andrews) Murch
— married
1 Jul 1922 in St John's Church, Greymouth NZ
Husband of
Doris Elizabeth (Gill) Murch
— married
after 1948 [location unknown]
Father of
Noel Stanley Murch and Norma Vivienne (Murch) Booth
Died
at about age 78
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Feb 2013
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Biography
Harold was born in 1901. He was the son of Ada Lucy and George Francis Murch [1] He married Amy Louise Andrews in 1922 [2] He passed away in 1980 [3]
Harold Edward Murch (service number 79380) served in the army in World War I, along with his brothers George, and Henry. He embarked 10 Jul 1918, arriving at Plymouth, Devon, England 2 months later aboard HMNZT 107 the Tahiti -- the journey is infamous because of the outbreak of Spanish flu on board, leading to the deaths of 68 soldiers during the journey, and 9 others soon after . Harry was a Private with the 40th Reinforcements, B Company of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]
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Sources
- ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
- NZ Birth registration 1901/18696
- ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
- NZ Marriage registration 1922/4879
- ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
- NZ Death registration 1980/46250
- ↑ Auckland War Memorial Museum, Online Cenotaph and Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 86), Page: 9
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