Regimental number | 3574 |
Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria |
School | West Brunswick State School, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 6 Munroe Street, West Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Margaret Murphy, 6 Munroe Street, West Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 8) (Rosenberg Plateau Plots), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 102 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of the late Michael and Anastasia Murphy; husband of Margaret Murphy, 21 Victoria Street, West Brunswick, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Nephew: Private John Ernest COWAN, Regimental No. 2117, 23rd Battalion, killed in Action 23 August 1916 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |