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James Parsons MURPHY

Regimental number3227
Place of birthAldershot, England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFireman
AddressFire Brigade Station, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation45
Height5' 7.75"
Weight166 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Dorothy Murphy, Liddon Place, Portland, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 6.5 years in the Royal Navy; 3 years in the Royal Australian Navy: resigned.
Enlistment date9 August 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 12 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 6), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength of 32nd Bn and reverted to the rank of Private, Duntroon Plateau, 6 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Killed in action, 19 July 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, MURPHY James Parsons

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