David Murden
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David Murden was born in 1892 at Balderton and was the son of William a brewers drayman and Henrietta Murden née Leary of 79 Grove Street Balderton. His father William was born in 1866 at Clipstone, Nottinghamshire and his mother born in 1867 at Riseholme, Lincolnshire, they were married in 1889 their marriage was recorded in the Southwell registration direct, they went on to have 9 children, Matthew b1890 Hockerton, the remaining children were all born in Balderton and were David b1892, Edgar b1893 Charles William b1895, Wilfred born 18th October 1899, Edith Mary b1902, Elsie b1904, Olive b1907 and Frank Murden b1909. In the 1911 census the family are living at 79 Grove Street, they are shown as William 45 yrs a brewers drayman, he is living with his wife Henrietta 44 yrs and their children, David 19 yrs a brewers labourer, Charles William 16 yrs a pork butchers apprentice, Wilfred 11 yrs a scholar, Edith Mary 9 yrs a scholar, Elsie 7 yrs a scholar, Olive 4 yrs and Frank 2 years of age. His pension record card shows his next of kin was his father William Murden of 34 Second Avenue, Forest Town, Mansfield His relative Sue Chambers living in Australia states :- His brothers Matthew, Edgar, Charles, Wilfred and Frank all came to Australia in 1927 and all enrolled and served again in WW2 - their sister Olive (Grandma) came to Australia with her husband and daughter - Marjory Chambers, in 1949. Marjory has 40 descendants in Australia.'
Private David Murden enlisted at Newark in 1907 and served with the 3rd battalion Grenadier Guards. He was a reservist when was broke out and was mobilised on 5th August 1914 .He was killed in action on 11th April 1916 and is buried at Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium
His brother Mathew Mudren also served during the ' Great War' he enlisted on 27th March 1908 at Newark, he was 19 yrs and 2 months old and was a blacksmith. He served in the Royal Engineers where be became a shoeing smith. He served until 26th March 1910 when he was posted to the reserves after completion of his initial army service. Upon the outbreak war he was embodied on 5th August 1914 and landed in France on 14th August 1914, it was whilst he was serving in Salonica that he developed enteric fever and became severely ill and admitted to hospital on 30th September 1916. He was returned to England on the hospital ship, Aquitania on 14th December 1916 and admitted to the University hospital in Southampton. He recovered from his illness and was discharged from hospital on 29th January 1917. He remained in England until his discharged as time served after 12 yrs with the colours on 26th March 19120, he discharged address was 2 Crediton Cottages, Bullers Road, Farnham. His brother Edgar Murden also served in 'The Great War' he enlisted on 28th September 1914 at Nottingham, he gave his age as 21 yrs and 5 months, he was residing at 12 Grove Street, New Balderton, he served with the 1/1st battalion Nottinghamshire Horse Artillery as a driver and was appointed a shoeing smith on 18th September 1915. He embarked from Avonmouth on 9th April 1915 bound for Egypt and landed at Alexandria, he served in Egypt until 22nd March 1917 when he went to Palestine. On 9th February 1919 he left from Port Said for England for demobilisation. He arrived back in England on 24th February 1919 and was demobilsed from the Army on 21st March 1919, his demob address was 34 Second Avenue, Forest Town His brother Charles William Murden also served during the 'Great War' he originally served with the service number 025201 in the Army Service Corps, he landed in France on 13th July 1915, he returned to England on 16th December 1916 and transferred to the Machine Gun Corps and once again served in France from 6th May 1917 until the 20th March 1918 when he transferred to the Labour Corps (service number 515492) on 30th March 1918 and served with them until 21st August 1918 following which he appears to have served with the Anit Aircraft Company of the Royal Fusiliers. Finally on 30th October 1918 he transferred to the Royal Defence Corps from where he was discharged on the 15th March 1919 with a disability (a contused back) His youngest brother Wilfred Murden (born 18th October 1899) obviously keen to follow his older brother enlisted at Newark on 21st May 1915 at Newark, he gave the false age of 19 yrs and 21 days, (he was born in 1899 so was 15 yrs old) he gave his address as 12 Grove Street, New Balderton, his next of kin was his father William of the same address and he stated he was a waggoner. He was posted to the Army Service Corps, and arrived at their depot at Bradford on 25th May 1915. He served on the home front until 20th April 1916 when his true age was discovered and he was discharged for 'having made a mis statement as to his age on enlistment. (He had served for 336 days) Ever keen to join up he next appears at Nottingham enlisting on 13th May 1918, giving his age as 18 yrs and 6 months, his address as 34 Second Avenue, Forest Town and his next of kin as his father William of the same address and his occupation as that of a coal miner. He was posted to the Machine Gun Corps however his second Army Service record consists of only two pages, there are no details as to any overseas service or when he was discharged from the army. Article published 10th May 1916 in the Newark Advertiser :- Son of Mr & Mrs William Murden, 12 Grove Street, New Balderton. Enlisted in Grenadier Guards in 1907, previous occupation of farm labourer. Mobilised as a reservist on 5th August 1914. Killed in action.
