H06733 Accession Number: H06733

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Studio portrait of 3574 Private (Pte) John Murphy, 24th Battalion from Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria. A 30 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 25 September 1915, he embarked for overseas service with the 8th Reinforcements of the 23rd Battalion from Melbourne aboard HMAT Afric (A19) on 5 January 1916. After disembarking in Egypt, he transferred to the 24th Battalion and went with them to France in March 1916. He was taken ill in November 1916 and evacuated to England where he spent the next ten months. One month after returning to France he was wounded in action on 4 October 1917 and again evacuated to England for medical treatment. After returning to France in February, he re-joined the 24th Battalion in Belgium and was killed in action on 15 March 1918. Pte Murphy is buried in the Berks Cemetery Extension, Wallonie, Belgium.

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Accession Number
H06733
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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