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MURPHY, Edward Scott
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 401171 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | London, England, 13 June 1917 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, At sea - off Corsica & Sardinia, Off Corsica, 27 June 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Malta Memorial, Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Malta Memorial, Floriana, Mount Martha Brighton District Boy Scout Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 401171 | |
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| 4 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 401171 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Warrant Officer Ian David Carnie 401492 RAAF and Flying Officer Edward Scott Murphy DFC 401171 RAAF were killed when Marauder PK363 of 14 Squadron RAF crashed at sea near Sardinia - their bodies were not recovered and they are commemorated on the Malta Memorial
Also killed were: Francis, Robin Keith DFC (Pilot Officer) RAF 141729 / Jellis, Sydney Gordon (Flight Sergeant) RAF 1188062 / Sloggett, Douglas William (Flight Sergeant) RAF 978473 / Miles, Richard George (Flight Sergeant) RNZAF 41925