Murphy, James

Western FrontAll Campaigns

20 Jan

Written By Renegade Moss

SURNAME

Murphy

NAME

James

PLACE OF BIRTH

Herberton, QLD

OCCUPATION

Miner

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Cairns, QLD

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

2-3-1916

NEXT OF KIN

(sister) Mrs Kathleen Shanahan, Herberton, QLD

LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE

Welcome "back" to Mossman (see) Northern Herald, Thursday 26 September 1918

REGIMENT 1

15th Battalion

REGIMENT 2

47th Battalion

RANK

Private

CAMPAIGN 1

Western Front

OTHER INFORMATION

Awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal No.20326 and Victory Medal No.19802

STORY OUTLINE

Private James Murphy, known as 'Spud', embarked in Brisbane on HMAT Boorara A42 on the 16-08-1916 and disembarked at Plymouth England on 13-10-1916. Whilst attached to training battalions he was in and out of hospital at Codford on Salisbury Plain west of London from November 1916 to March 1917. He was taken on strength with the 47th Battalion in Etaples France on 10-06-1917.

He continued to be hospitalised with the common trench medical problems such as dysentry and scabies in the field right through to April 1919 when he was returned to Australia and embarked on the HMAT Beltana at Devonport England on 2-06-1919 arriving 19-07-1919.

SERVICE NO

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