MURPHY, Douglas Beattie
| Service Number: | 2046 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 2 May 1880 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 25 June 1916, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Grave IV. D. 27. INSCRIPTION THY WILL BE DONE , Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brighton Arch of Remembrance, Brighton WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2046, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 10 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2046, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2046, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Warilda, Adelaide | |
| 25 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2046, 4th Pioneer Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 36 and thehusband of C. M. Murphy, of Margate St., Brighton, South Australia.
He is remembered on the Hawick Municipal Roll of Honour at Wilton Lodge Public Park, Hawick, Scotland.
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Biography
"THE LATE PRIVATE D. B. MURPHY
Mrs. Murphy, Sturt-road, Brighton, has received word that her husband was killed in action on June 23. He was 36 years of age. He saw service for three years in the South African war. Much sympathy is felt for his widow and two children. He was loved and respected by all who knew hiin. Mrs. Murphy has five brothers serving in the army." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 05 Aug 1916 (trove.nla.gov.au)
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