Sydney Arthur MURPHY

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Service Number:	4307
Enlisted:	27 September 1915, Perth
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, August 1893
Home Town:	Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Striker
Died:	Natural causes, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 24 June 1926
Cemetery:	Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia
Memorials:

27 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4307, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Perth
29 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4307, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
29 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4307, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Runic, Fremantle
6 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4307, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Tara Hill near Albert, Shell wound upper right arm (severe) - amputated above elbow.
3 Jul 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4307, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HS Karoola, England for invaliding to Australia - arriving Fremantle 18 August 1917.
7 Sep 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4307, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Medically unfit

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