Frank William Murphy
Service number 2620
Rank Bombardier
Unit 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 17 January 1917
Place of Death France
Cause of Death Killed in action
Age at Death 21
Place of Association Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban, Picardie, France
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
Frank William MURPHY
Regimental number 2620
Place of birth Mackay, Queensland
School Boys Grammar School, Brisbane, Queensland
Religion Church of England
Occupation Clerk
Address Brisbane, Queensland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 19
Next of kin Brother, Claude Arthur Murphy, Denham Street, Rockhampton, Queensland
Previous military service Served in the Citizen Military Forces in Brisbane.
Enlistment date 29 May 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 15th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/32/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 16 August 1915
Place of death or wounding Somme, France
Age at death 21
Age at death from cemetery records 21
Place of burial Bernafay Wood British Cemetery (Row K, Grave No. 56), Montauban, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 17
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Arthur Ernest and Janie MURPHY. Native of Rockhampton, Queensland
Birth registration:
Francis William Murphy
Birth date:15/12/1895
Mother's name: Elizabeth Jane Hartley
Father/parent's name: Arthur Ernest Murphy
Registration details:1896/C/7060
Death registration:
Frank William Murphy
Death date:17/01/1917
Mother's name:-
Father/parent's name:-
Registration details:1922/F/5914
Frank William Murphy
Service number 2620
Rank Bombardier
Unit 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 17 January 1917
Place of Death France
Cause of Death Killed in action
Age at Death 21
Place of Association Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban, Picardie, France
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
Frank William MURPHY
Regimental number 2620
Place of birth Mackay, Queensland
School Boys Grammar School, Brisbane, Queensland
Religion Church of England
Occupation Clerk
Address Brisbane, Queensland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 19
Next of kin Brother, Claude Arthur Murphy, Denham Street, Rockhampton, Queensland
Previous military service Served in the Citizen Military Forces in Brisbane.
Enlistment date 29 May 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 15th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/32/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 16 August 1915
Place of death or wounding Somme, France
Age at death 21
Age at death from cemetery records 21
Place of burial Bernafay Wood British Cemetery (Row K, Grave No. 56), Montauban, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 17
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Arthur Ernest and Janie MURPHY. Native of Rockhampton, Queensland
Birth registration:
Francis William Murphy
Birth date:15/12/1895
Mother's name: Elizabeth Jane Hartley
Father/parent's name: Arthur Ernest Murphy
Registration details:1896/C/7060
Death registration:
Frank William Murphy
Death date:17/01/1917
Mother's name:-
Father/parent's name:-
Registration details:1922/F/5914
Gravesite Details
Bombardier, Australian Field Artillery. Age: 21.
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