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MARFURT, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1106 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 November 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lucerne, Switzerland, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 34, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1106, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1106, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1106, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother M. J. (Jack) Marfurt of Zug, Switzerland later of Cham, Canton-de-Zong, Switzerland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal