John Howard MURPHY

MURPHY, John Howard

Service Number: 874
Enlisted: 18 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 27th Infantry Battalion
Born: Petersburg, South Australia, 28 January 1888
Home Town: Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Railway Packer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 17 November 1916, aged 28 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

18 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
31 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 874, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
31 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 874, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide

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Biography

"THE LATE PRIVATE J. H. MURPHY.

Mrs F. Thompson, of Morphett-street Adelaide, has received word that her younger brother was killed on November 17 last. Private Murphy enlisted on March 16, 1915, and proceeded to Egypt on April 30, 1915. After two months training there he left for Gallipoli, and later went to France, where he was wounded on July 4, 1916. He returned to duty in November last. He was 27 years of age, and his death is mourned by a large circle of relations and friends. His only brother has retuned to duty after being wounded. His father recently returned to Australia after serving 12 months in Egypt." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 30 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)

 

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