Staff Sergeant

John Michael Murphy

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Catherine Murphy, of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand; husband of Veronica Murphy, of Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
14474
Name:
John Michael Murphy
Rank: 
Staff Sergeant
Date of Birth:
19 July 1916
Next of Kin: 
Miss A. Murphy (sister), 2 Selwyn Road, Napier, new Zealand|Mrs V. Murphy (wife), 10 Winifred Street, Napier, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
2 Selwyn Road, Napier, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Waterside worker
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 22 (Motor) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness
Date of Death:
18 July 1946
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
40
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
JayForce

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Sec. D. D. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Japan
John Michael Murphy
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