Regimental number | 744 |
Place of birth | City Road, South Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Christian Brothers (Catholic) College, East Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Mountain View, Wonga Park, Croydon, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, J Murphy, 326 City Road, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the School Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was one of the first fifty to go into the Broadmeadows Camp. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Row E, Grave No. 11), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 53 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Sarah Ann MURPHY, 326 City Road, South Melbourne |
Family/military connections | He had a cousin Edward Nihill killed and another Capt Paul Lohan who was wounded. |