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Francis Hugh MURPHY

Regimental number4480
Place of birthSale, Gippsland, Victoria
SchoolGippsland College, Sale, Victoria
Other trainingMelbourne University
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSolicitor
Address60 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, Luke Murphy, Crimea Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date7 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentActing Sergeant
Unit name24th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Malwa on 21 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of wounds.
FateDied of wounds 24 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
102
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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