Regimental number | 2184 |
Place of birth | Bombay, India |
School | Wei-Hui-Wei School, China and Shanghai School, China |
Other training | Hawkesbury Agricultural College, NSW |
Age on arrival in Australia | 16 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Beckford Estate, Owemibah, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, A R Murphine, Beckford Estate, Owemibah, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served as Signaller in Shanghai Volunteer Corps. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Comrade at the Hawkesbury College, son of late Louis Botha of South Africa. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Brewery Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 22), Bois-Grenier, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 86 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred Robert and Sarah Ellen MURPHINE, "Omrah", Fortescue Street, Chiswick, Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Bombay, India |