Henry Lawrence MURPHY

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MURPHY, Henry Lawrence

Service Number:	691
Enlisted:	27 February 1915, An original member of C Company 25th Battalion
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Cootamundra, Cootamundra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Cootamundra Convent, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 4 September 1916
Cemetery:	Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps Plot I, Row BB, Grave No 3.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

27 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 691, 25th Infantry Battalion, An original member of C Company 25th Battalion
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 691, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 691, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane
4 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 691, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 691 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-04

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

The son of Edward Lawrence Murphy and Elizabeth Murphy. Born at Cootamundra, New South Wales. He was the brother of 2943 Pte. Leslie Joseph Murphy 54th Battalion killed in action, and Edward Michael Murphy who returned.

Henry enlisted at Ipswich in Queensland and fought at Gallipoli from 4 September 1915 with the 25th Battalion. He was evacuated sick with pneumonia during the freezing cold weather of November 1915. He wasn’t discharged from hospital until March 1916 and was then transferred to the 49th Battalion.

Henry was reported as missing during the heavy fighting at Mouquet Farm, and several witnesses claimed he was killed by shellfire. He was officially declared as killed in action during July 1917.

In 1933, 17 years after his death, Henry Murphy’s remains were found near Mouquet Farm, along with his identity disc and a cigarette holder in a case. These mementos were forwarded to Henry’s father in 1934.

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