Regimental number | 2943 |
Place of birth | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
School | Convent School, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Railway Station, Tumut, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Edward Lawrence Murphy, Railway Station, Tumut, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 54th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/71/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | New 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 connections | Brother Henry Lawrence Murphy killed and brother Edward Michael Murphy returned. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |