John Matthew MURPHY

MURPHY, John Matthew

Service Number: 2365
Enlisted: 15 February 1916, Bathurst, New South Wales
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born: Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia, 18 July 1888
Home Town: Gilgandra, Gilgandra, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Railway sleeper-cutter
Died: Died of wounds, Belgium, 28 July 1917, aged 29 years
Cemetery: Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Plot 2, Row F
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

15 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Bathurst, New South Wales
18 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2365, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: ''
18 Sep 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2365, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne
28 Jul 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2365, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Warneton, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2365 awm_unit: 3 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-07-28

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"MURPHY.-Corporal John Mathew, second son of Mrs. E. Murphy and late Patrick Murphy, late of Cambridge-street, Rozelle, died of wounds in France, 28/7/17, aged 28 years. As the ivy clings to the oak our memory clings to thee. Inserted by his sorrowing mother and sisters." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 11 Aug 1917 (nla.gov.au)

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