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MURPHY, Leslie Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2943 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Cootamundra, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cootamundra Convent, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
New Irish Farm Cemetery Plot XXXVI, Row B, Grave No. 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2943, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2943, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2943, 54th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2943, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Leslie was the son of Edward Lawrence Murphy and Elizabeth Murphy, of Cootamundra, New South Wales. He was the brother of 691 Pte. Henry Lawrence Murphy 49th Battalion AIF who had been killed in action at Mouquet Farm in France on 4 September 1916, aged 24. Also, brother to Edward Michael Murphy who returned.
Leslie was reported as killed during the Battle of Polygon Wood. His remains were found during 1921 in Belgium, along with a damaged identity disc which resulted in his burial at the New Irish Farm Cemetery at Ypres, Belgium.