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John Patrick MURPHY

Regimental number1360
Place of birthCasterton, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressCasterton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jessie Murphy,Dunrobin, Casterton, Victoria
Enlistment date20 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, Machine Gun Section
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row E, Grave No. 13), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Jessie MURPHY, Dunrobin, Casterton, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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