John Joseph MURPHY

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Service Number:	31036
Enlisted:	21 March 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	12th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Stockman
Died:	Died of wounds - Head wound, France, 14 May 1918
Cemetery:	Aire Communal Cemetery Plot 111, Row A, Grave 4 Rev. O. Dolon officiated Headstone inscription reads: May he rest in peace, Aire Communal Cemetery, Aire-sur-la-Lys, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dalby 'The Fallen' Honour Board, Dalby War Memorial, Tara Shire WW1 Roll of Honor

21 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 31036, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
19 Dec 1916:	Involvement Driver, 31036, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
19 Dec 1916:	Embarked Driver, 31036, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, RMS Orontes, Sydney
14 May 1918:	Involvement Driver, 31036, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 31036 awm_unit: 12 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-05-14

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Son of Richard and Catherine Murphy of St Mary's Meadow, Dalby, QLD

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal