MURPHY, John Dennis
(Service number 10/831)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 8 January 1893 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Post-office, Matatera, RD, Dannevirke | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Next of Kin | Denis MURPHY (father), Post-office, Matatera | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Wellington Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Arawa or Limerick | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
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Biographical Notes
John Dennis Murphy was the eldest son of Denis (Dennis) Murphy and Matilda née Murphy. He was baptised Catholic on 19 February 1893 at Timaru. He was educated at the Timaru Catholic School and Makikihi School before moving to Dannevirke in 1905. His brother, Michael Joseph Alexander Murphy also enlisted.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 March 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [18 March 2019]; School Admission records (Waimate Branch NZSG; Dannevirke NZSG Local Area Contact) [19 March 2019]; Christchurch Catholic Diocese Baprisms Index (CD held by South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [17 March 2019]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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