MURPHY, James Francis
| Service Number: | 4983 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Koroit, Victoria, Australia , 21 January 1888 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer Nestle & Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 29 September 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dennington War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Toogoolawah Nestle & Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4983, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4983, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4983, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 21 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4983, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 27 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 46th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4983, 46th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First) | |
| 14 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 46th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 20 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 46th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 12 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 46th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 4983, 46th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4983 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-09-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Youngest son of Michael and Eliza Murphy. Was married to Elizabeth Boyle. Three daughters, Alice, Christine and Francis
SERGT. JAMES F. MURPHY.
Mrs. E. M, Murphy, of Warrnambool, has received word from France, that her husband, Sergt. J . F. Murphy, was killed in action on the 29th September last. When he enlisted in July. 1915, at 26 years of age, he was an esteemed employe of Nestle's Coy., at Dennington. Though he had no knowledge of military matters, he soon distinguished himself by securing sergeant's stripes. He was an active member of the local branch of the A.N.A., and at the time of departure held the position of vice-president of that institution. Our departed hero was also a keen enthusiast in political and industrial affairs, and for twelve months filled the president's chair in the local branch of the P. L. C. His honest, happy and obliging disposition never failed to impress his associates aud friends, who will find it hard to realise that such a fine young citizen has gone over the great divide. The deceased hero was a brother of Mr. John Murphy, of Rosebrook.
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