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MURPHY, John
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2389, 2389A |
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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: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
22 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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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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