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MURPHY, George Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | 23214 |
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Enlisted: | 7 August 1940 |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | RAAF Ground Training Schools |
Born: | London, England, 16 January 1909 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Illness, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 26 November 1945, aged 36 years |
Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld RC Portion 4 Section 72 Allotment 62, Lutwyche Cemetery, Lutwyche, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 23214 | |
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7 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 23214, RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
7 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 23214 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
LAC Murphy 23214 was discharged 30 May 1942 on compassionate grounds due to the health of his wife while serving at HQ RAAF Station Maryborough (Queensland). However, his death late in 1945 was attributed to his war service by the Repatriation Commission.
George Murphy previously served in the Militia with Army Number 9282