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Leslie Joseph MURPHY

Regimental number2943
Place of birthCootamundra, New South Wales
SchoolConvent School, Cootamundra, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressRailway Station, Tumut, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Edward Lawrence Murphy, Railway Station, Tumut, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name54th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/71/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNew Irish Farm Cemetery (Plot XXXVI, Row b, Grave No. 5), St. Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
159
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Elizabeth MURPHY. Native of Cootamundra, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother Henry Lawrence Murphy killed and brother Edward Michael Murphy returned.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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