Murphy, Robert Joseph

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M.B., Ch.M. : Captain, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., Egypt and Palestine. Enlisting 8th May, 1918, and sailing 9th November, served with No. 14 Australian General Hospital, Port Said, from n th December and later was R.M.O. n th A.L.H. Regt. and of 14th from 16th June, 1919, until demobilisation. Member of St. John's College.

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1894

Birth in Toowoomba -- QLD, Australia 1894
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Early education at St Ignatius' College Riverview, Lane Cove, NSW, Australia
1917

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1917
1917

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1917
1918

Military service as Captain at Egypt --, Egypt ; Palestinian Territories --, Palestinian Territory, Occupied 1918
1918

Enlisted 8 May 1918
1918

Embarked 9 Nov 1918
1918

Returned to Australia 2 Aug 1918
1920

Thoracic Surgeon 1920
1936

Thoracic Surgeon at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1936
1969

Death in Lindfield -9 Northcote Road- NSW, Australia 20 September 1969

Gender

Male

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Portrait of Dr Robert Joseph Murphy [ jpg ]

Reverse of portrait of Dr Robert Joseph Murphy [ jpg ]

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