Regimental number | 3199 |
Place of birth | Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | CS |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | 93 Probert Street, Camperdown, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 113 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs K. Murphy, 93 Probert Street, Camperdown, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Cadet Force (9 months) |
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Place of enlistment | Holdsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3199A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Fate | Discharged |
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War service: Egypt, Western Front Discharged from No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 9 February 1916 (influenza). Allotted to 18th Bn, Mount Kembla, 2 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 March 1916. On strength with Anzac Kit Depot, Marseilles, 21 April 1916. Admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Marseilles, 17 May 1916 (dislocated shoulder); recommended for discharged by Medical Board, Marseilles, 14 June 1916 (chronic dislocating shoulder); transferred to Egypt, 16 June 1916; trans-shipped to HS 'Makeno', Alexandria, 24 June 1916; disembarked England, and admitted to No 3 London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 3 July 1916; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 6 July 1916; discharged to furlough, 20 July 1916. Discharged London (medically unfit: epilepsy and recurring dislocation of right shoulder), 8 August 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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Sources | NAA: B2455, MURPHY Cecil Horace |