MURPHY, Walter
(Service number 28938)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 23 April 1886 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Ettrick Bank, High Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Commercial traveller | ||
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| Marital Status | Widower | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs MURPHY (mother), Cordelia Street, Stratford, Taranaki | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 20th Reinforcements | ||
| Date | 30 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 22 February 1959 | Age | 72 years |
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| Place of Death | Auckland Hospital | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated Waikumete | ||
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Biographical Notes
Walter Murphy was the youngest son of John and Grace (née Vickery) Murphy. He was educated at Christchurch East School. In 1910 he married Florence Elizabeth Raines. Walter and Florence had two stillborn infants. Florence died in 1915 and is buried in the Timaru Cemetery.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [22 March 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of internal Affairs) [22 March 2019].
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