The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Murphy
- First Name:
- John Patrick
- Nick Name:
- Jack or Spud
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX7426
- Company:
- Headquarters Company
- Enlisted:
- 6.08.1940
- DOB:
- 13.03.1916
- Place of Birth:
- Boulder, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- Thomas Bernard (Bernie) Murphy
- Mothers's Name:
- Arimathea Goine Callaway Murphy
- Religion:
- RomanCatholic
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Truck Driver
- Memorial:
- Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Plot 1, Row 0, Grave 73, Age 27.
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp and Barracks Changl
- Force:
- ‘D’ Force Thailand, V Battalion
- Camps Thailand:
- Kinsayok, Kuii
- POW#:
- 4/6434 & 2274
- Cause of Death:
- Cholera
- Place of Death:
- Kuii
- Date of Death:
- 30.11.1943
- Buried:
- Grave No. 219, Kuii.
General Description
Please read about ‘D’ Force Thailand V Battalion and Kuii Camp
A notice from his 2/4th mate Ron Wylie.
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
Kings Park Honour Avenue.
Wedding of Thomas Bernard Murphy & Arimathea Blackmore. Mother of bride Johanah Blackmore nee Calloway, sitting next to groom.Miss Allness bridesmaid sitting.
Camp Locations:
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Kuii, Kui Yae, 185.6k - Thailand
