MURPHY, William Joseph
| Service Number: | 2781393 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 17 February 1945 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | 25 February 2022, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Vietnam War Service
| 8 May 1966: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2781393, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
William ‘Spud’ Murphy passed away on Friday 25 February in the care facility that he had been residing in for approximately the last twelve months.
Spud, a 1st intake National Serviceman, completed his recruit training at 2 RTB, Puckapunyal. On 15 September 1965 he was posted to 5 RAR, Charlie Company, 8 Platoon and received his Corps training with the Battalion. He then joined Alpha Company, 2 Platoon and deployed to South Vietnam on 8 May 1966. He completed the tour and returned to Australia with the Battalion aboard HMAS Sydney, arriving in Sydney on 12 May 1967.- Courtesy of Gary Townsend
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