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Henry James Murphy
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 12/03/1905 |
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Place of birth: Reserve Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada |
General information
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Profession: Miner |
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Religion: Roman Catholic |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Sapper |
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Service number: 715729 |
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Enlistment date: 29/03/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Engineers, 2nd Tunnelling Coy. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 09/04/1917 |
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Place of death: Maple Copse , Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 12 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 10. |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." Whilst with his Company working in a galery at Mount Sorrel, on 9th. April 1917, at about 6.30 P.M. he was killed by an enemy camouflet.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1594840 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=9c8d27c2-bc55-4369-a746-92f540017897 |