William Edward MURPHY

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Service Numbers:	1873, 1873A
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Home Town:	Northam, Northam, Western Australia
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 18 October 1917, age not yet discovered
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, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Northam Fallen

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9 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1873, 44th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1873, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle
18 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 1873A, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1873A awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-18

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