| Regimental number | 3363 |
| Place of birth | Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| School | Goondiwindi State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Address | Marshall Street, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25.3 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 123 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Cook, Marshall Street, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
| Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War |
| Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 33), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 144 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Catherine COOK (formerly MURPHY), Marshall Street, Goondiwindi, Queensland, and the late Edward MURPHY |
| Family/military connections | Cousin Sydney O'Keeffe killed. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Wounded in action, France, 12 August 1916 (gun shot wound, shoulder). Admitted to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 23 May 1917; discharged to Base details, 2 August 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 74 days. Reported missing in action, 5 April 1918; subsequently reported Prisoner of War. Died of wounds, 9 April 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MURPHY Francis Edward |
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