Francis Hugh MURPHY

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Service Number:	4480
Enlisted:	7 July 1915, Seymour, Vic.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sale, Victoria, Australia, 1884
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Gippsland College, Sale, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Barrister & Solicitor
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 24 August 1916
Cemetery:	Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 5,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Cricket Club Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918, Melbourne Law Institute of Victoria Roll of Honour

7 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4480, 24th Infantry Battalion, Seymour, Vic.
21 Mar 1916:	Involvement 4480, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
21 Mar 1916:	Embarked 4480, 24th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Melbourne
17 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion, France
23 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4480, 24th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, SW to both legs (blown off). Evacuated to 3rd Aust Field Ambulance but died of wounds the following day 24 August 1916.
24 Aug 1916:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 4480, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4480 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-24

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