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MURPHY, John Theodore

Service Number:	1746
Enlisted:	27 April 1916, Horsham, Vic.
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Quantong, Horsham, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 27 February 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kaniva District Pictorial Honour Roll, Kaniva Serviceton Roll of Honor, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

27 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1746, 38th Infantry Battalion, Horsham, Vic.
20 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 1746, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 1746, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
27 Feb 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 1746, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1746 awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-02-27

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Daniel and Jane MURPHY, 356 Punt Road, South Yarra, Victoria