Philip Edmund MURPHY

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Service Numbers:	3085, 3085A
Enlisted:	30 October 1916, Blackboy Hill
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Northampton, Western Australia, Australia, December 1882
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Christian Brothers College, Perth, Western Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 3 November 1917
Cemetery:	Dochy Farm New British Cemetery III.E.29
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton Our Lady of Sorrows Great War Honour Boards, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial

30 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3085, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Blackboy Hill
29 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 3085, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 3085, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle
3 Nov 1917:	Involvement Private, 3085A, 11th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3085A awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-11-03

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