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MURPHY, Thomas Aloysius

Service Numbers:	540, 650
Enlisted:	19 January 1916, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	44th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wanerenooka, Western Australia, February 1884
Home Town:	Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia
Schooling:	Christian Brothers' College, Fremantle, Western Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 10 June 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton Our Lady of Sorrows Great War Honour Boards, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Subiaco Municipal Honour Roll, Subiaco Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

World War 1 Service

19 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Perth, Western Australia
6 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 540, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 540, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle
10 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 650, 44th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines

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