Regimental number | 2729 |
Place of birth | Berringa, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Berringa, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Murphy, Berringa, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 8th Bn, Gallipoli, 7 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 60th Bn, 22 February 1916; taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, Staging Post, 14 April 1916 (abscess); discharged to unit, Ferry Post, 16 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MURPHY Christopher |