Sergeant

James Phillip Murtagh

MiD (WW2)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Elizabeth Murtagh, of Te Awamutu, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2651
Name:
James Phillip Murtagh
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
James Murtagh (father), Te Mawhai, Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
C/o Thames Valley Electric Power Board, Matamata, Waikato, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Electric linesman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
02 June 1941
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 January 1940
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Face 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
James Phillip Murtagh
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