James Ernest MURPHY

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Service Number:	1653
Enlisted:	22 December 1914, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wellington, New Zealand, August 1879
Home Town:	West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Wounds, Alexandria, Egypt, 23 May 1915
Cemetery:	Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Plot H, Grave 100, #1303, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

22 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1653, Melbourne, Victoria
19 Feb 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1653, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1653, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
5 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1653, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
11 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1653, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (neck)

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