MURPHY, Francis Edward
| Service Number: | 3363 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 July 1915, Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia, 29 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Goondiwindi State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Jockey |
| Died: | Died of wounds - Prisoner of War, France, 9 April 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery Extension |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Goondiwindi War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3363, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3363, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3363, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3363, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW left shoulder | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3363, 47th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Dernancourt, Shrapnel wounds to leg | |
| 6 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 3363, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3363 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-06 | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Imprisoned German Spring Offensive 1918, Died of wounds |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Michael Silver
The Toowoomba Chronicle reported on 22 August 1918 that Private Francis Edward Murphy of the 47th Battalion had died of wounds while prisoner of war on April 9, 1918 (previously reported missing on April 5).
Private Murphy enlisted in 1915, and sailed on October 21, 1915. After some months in Egypt, he went to France being wounded at Pozieres early in August, 1916, and as a result, spent six months in Cardiff Hospital and various convalescent camps in England. In February, 1917 he returned to France and participated in many battles up to April 5, when he was again badly wounded and taken prisoner.
Private Murphy was the youngest son of the late Edward Murphy and Mrs. G. Cook, of St. George and Goondiwindi.
Source: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article252995498
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