Regimental number | 201 |
Place of birth | Adelong, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Adelong, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33.1 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Murphy, Grahamstown, Adelong, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Mining Corps 1, Company 1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Veterinary Hospital |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Somerset', 4 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: defective vision), Sydney, 6 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 67 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 9, 189), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MURPHY Robert Samuel |