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MURPHY, John

Service Numbers:	2389, 2389A
Enlisted:	22 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Jamestown, South Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 2 September 1918
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch, The South Australian National War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

World War 1 Service

22 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
13 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2389, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2389, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Adelaide
2 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2389A, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2389A awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-02
Date unknown:	Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

(a.k.a. John MARTIN)