MURPHY, Thomas Christopher
| Service Numbers: | 2836, 2451 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Hinton, New South Wales, Australia, 24 December 1880 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Floorlayer |
| Died: | Wounds, 2nd Birmingham War Hospital, Northfield, England , 15 August 1916, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Birmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery, Warwickshire, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 2836, 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles |
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World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2451, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2451, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2451, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 31 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2451, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Constolmasion, Pozieres G.S.W. right Leg | |
| 15 Aug 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2451, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2451 awm_unit: 2 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 15th August…… Thomas Christopher Murphy was born on 24th December, 1880 at Hinton, New South Wales.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 18th July, 1915 as a 35 year old, single, Floorlayer (listed as Concreter on Attestation Papers) from 59 Abercrombie Street, Sydney, New South Wales.
Private Thomas Christopher Murphy, Service number 2451, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 5th October, 1915 with the 5th Infantry Brigade, 19th Infantry Battalion, 5th Reinforcements. He was taken on strength of 19th Battalion on 8th January, 1916 from Reinforcements.
On 16th March, 1916 he was transferred to 2nd Pioneer Battalion & was taken on strength of 2nd Pioneer Battalion at Moascar on 17th March, 1916.
He proceeded to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) from Alexandria on 19th March, 1916. He disembarked at Marseilles, France on 26th March, 1916.
Private Thomas Christopher Murphy was wounded in action in France on 31st July, 1916 at Pozieres & was admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance with shrapnel wounds to Right Leg, Foot & right Hand. He was transferred & admitted to 45th Casualty Clearing Station on 31st July, 1916 then transferred on 1st August, 1916 to Ambulance Train 28. Private Murphy was admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital at Rouen, France on 1st August, 1916 with Shrapnel wounds to Leg, Foot & Ankle. He was transferred to England on Hospital Ship Marama from Havre on 4th August, 1916 with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to Leg & Foot.
He was admitted to 2nd Birmingham War Hospital, England on 6th August, 1916 with Shell wound to right Calf.
Lance Corporal Thomas Christopher Murphy died on 15th August, 1916 at 2nd Birmingham War Hospital, Northfield, England from wounds received in action in France - G.S.W. right Leg & Pulmonary Embolism & Syncope. The Hospital Admissions form recorded: “Died suddenly Aug 15th from Pulmonary Embolism. P.M. made confirming diagnosis.”
(Note: The Service Record file does not mention when he was promoted to Lance Corporal)
Lance Corporal Thomas Christopher Murphy was buried in Lodge Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, West Midlands, England along with 54 other WW1 Australian War Graves. His name is remembered on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Screen Wall as he does not have a headstone.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-lodge-hill.html
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