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MURPHY, Kenneth Laurence
Personal Details
Service Number: | 15165 |
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Enlisted: | 13 May 1940 |
Last Rank: | Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | No. 11 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 17 March 1921 |
Home Town: | Rose Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Mechanic, Hasting Deerings, Riley Street Sydney, New South Wales |
Died: | Flying Battle, New Guinea, 21 January 1942, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Murphy at D. D. 1, Rowe at D. D. 4 and Coote at D. D. 5. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
13 May 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 15165, RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
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1 Jan 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 15165, No. 11 Squadron (RAAF), Battle of Rabaul, KIA in Catalina A24.9 shot down near Yambo east of Lae |
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