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MURPHY, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3377 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Corps School (AIF) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1899 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (NSW), Hawkesbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3377, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3377, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 3377, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Sydney | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 3377, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 33rd Infantry Battalion, From 36th Battalion | |
| 10 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Corps School (AIF), From 33rd Battalion | |
| 14 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3377, Australian Corps School (AIF), Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Enlsted and served under alias William Edward SPALDING
On the 19 August 1946 while residing at 34 Tyson Street, Ainilee, ACT he sign a Statuatory Declaration that the name he served under in WW1, William Edward Spalding was not is correct name and that his correct name was in fact William James Murphy.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HMT Main disembarking on 15 October 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal