William Bede MURPHY

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MURPHY, William Bede

Service Number:	4523
Enlisted:	3 September 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Merewether, New South Wales, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sacred Heart School, Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Killed in action, Bullecourt, France, 3 May 1917
Cemetery:	Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 22.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

3 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4523, 3rd Infantry Battalion
15 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4523, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4523, 3rd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

William Bede Murphy enlisted in 1915 having just turned 17 years of age. He was raised in Hamilton, New South Wales and attended Sacred Heart Catholic School. His parents were deceased at the time of enlisting and he gave his next of kin as his brother James Murphy of Hamilton.

His eldest brother, who was much older, 2451 Lce. Cpl. Thomas Christopher Murphy 2nd Australian Pioneers, had died of Pozieres wounds in England on 15 August 1916, aged 41. As the eldest male sibling, James Murphy received all of the medals and entitlements of his two brothers.

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