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MURPHY, James Vincent
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX2236 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX2236 | |
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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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