Book of Remembrance entry
MURPHY, FRANCIS HUGH. 1901.
Gippsland Coll., Sale; solicitor, admitted to practise 1907; practised awhile in Bendigo, then in Melbourne.
7.7.15; sailed as Sgt. 24th Btn. rfts.; was allotted legal work, but preferred the line, and volunteered to go to France before his turn; joined 24th Btn. in France August 1916. On 23rd August 1916, at Mouquet Farm, while taking cover from heavy fire in a shell hole, a shell exploded at his feet, necessitating amputation of both legs above the knees. He died next morning. He was buried at Warloi.
Gippsland Coll., Sale; solicitor, admitted to practise 1907; practised awhile in Bendigo, then in Melbourne.
7.7.15; sailed as Sgt. 24th Btn. rfts.; was allotted legal work, but preferred the line, and volunteered to go to France before his turn; joined 24th Btn. in France August 1916. On 23rd August 1916, at Mouquet Farm, while taking cover from heavy fire in a shell hole, a shell exploded at his feet, necessitating amputation of both legs above the knees. He died next morning. He was buried at Warloi.
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?Early education at Gippsland College, Gippsland College, Sale, VIC, Australia
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?Tertiary education at University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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1915Military service 7 July 1915
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?Solicitor
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1916Death in Pozières -Mouquet Farm- Somme, France 24 August 1916
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