| J T Murray was a constable in the Royal Irish Constabulary.
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| Constable Murray was stationed in Coagh at the outbreak of the war.
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| A number of constables in Cookstown district responded to the call to the Royal Irish Constabulary for 200 volunteers for service in the Irish Guards. The selection was by ballot, and the only name drawn from Cookstown district was that of Constable Murray.
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| From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 28th November 1914:
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| A number of constables in Cookstown district responded to the call to the Royal Irish Constabulary for 200 volunteers for service in the Irish Guards. The selection was by ballot, and the only name drawn from Cookstown district was that of Constable Murray of Coagh.
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| In December 1914 a report stated that Constable Murray was amongst a number of Derry and Tyrone police who been be attached to the Irish Guards.
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| From the Mid Ulster Mail dated 26th December 1914:
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| The following R.I.C. constables stationed in Derry and Tyrone, who volunteered in the army, have been selected and will be attached to the Irish Guards. County Derry – P J Murray, M Clarke, J Meehan and J J Gallagher. County Tyrone – W G Magee, J T Murray, V P Scully, W Burns.
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