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MURPHY, Frank William

Service Number:	2620
Enlisted:	29 May 1915, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank:	Bombardier
Last Unit:	11th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Mackay, Queensland, Australia , 1896
Home Town:	Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling:	Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 17 January 1917
Cemetery:	Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban K 56
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 2

World War 1 Service

29 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2620, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld.
16 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2620, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2620, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
17 Jan 1917:	Involvement Bombardier, 2620, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2620 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1917-01-17

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Biography contributed

Son of Arthur Ernest and Janie MURPHY