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MURTAGH, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5456 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 November 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pine Mountain, Qld., 19 June 1888 |
| Home Town: | Pine Mountain, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Men and Women of Ipswich WW1 Roll of Honour, Nambour Heroes Walk, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial, Pine Mountain Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5456, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5456, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5456, 15th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John MURTAGH and Mary nee HYNES, Pine Mountain via Ipswich, Qld.
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