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MURPHY, James Andrew

Service Numbers:	2438, W244001
Enlisted:	21 June 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Sergeant
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 16 August 1896
Home Town:	Comet Vale, Menzies, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural causes, Perth, Western Australia, 4 June 1975, aged 78 years
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia EC SECTION - GARDEN 5 - 0249
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World War 1 Service

21 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
21 Sep 1915:	Involvement 2438, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1915:	Embarked 2438, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide
10 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant
3 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2438, 27th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

21 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, W244001

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Deserted from the Navy and enlisted as James Arthur ROWE