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MURPHY, John Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 50115, 50116, VX30199, V9438 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 November 1917, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Infantry Training Battalions |
| Born: | Mansfield, Victoria, Australia, 1 April 1901 |
| Home Town: | Milawa, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Wangaratta State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer/ Baker |
| Memorials: | Milawa & Oxley Flats WW2 Roll of Honor, Wangaratta and District Victory Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50115, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918 | |
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| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 50116, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 50116, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 31 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 22nd Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK | |
| 25 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the France | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 50115, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 50115, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Montbrehain | |
| 14 Jan 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 50115, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment on HT City of York | |
| 22 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50115, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX30199 | |
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| 28 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, V9438 | |
| 15 May 1944: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, Infantry Training Battalions | |
| 26 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, V9438, Infantry Training Battalions, Discharged 4th Infantry Training Battalion Cessation of hostilities. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Served as 50115 Private John Alfred Murphy 22nd Infantry Battalion AIF England & France. 1918-1919.