James Vincent MURPHY MID

MURPHY, James Vincent

Service Number: NX2236
Enlisted: 26 October 1939
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/2nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Chatsworth Island, New South Wales, Australia, 18 July 1917
Home Town: Kyogle, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, New Guinea, 6 April 1945, aged 27 years
Cemetery: Lae War Cemetery
CWGC Grave Number ~ Plot KK. Row B. Grave 4. Personal Inscription ~ "ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO HIM, O LORD; R.I.P."
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kokoda Track Memorial Rose Garden, Kyogle and Districts WW2 Honour Roll
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, NX2236
26 Oct 1939: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX2236, 2nd/2nd Infantry Battalion
31 Jul 1943: Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Gallant and Distinguished Service in S.W.P. area.

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