Richard MURPHY

Regimental number11/506
AddressMeremere, Hawera
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Murphy, Meremere, Hawera
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 5), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and E. Murphy, Mere Mere, Taranaki
Family/military connectionsBrother: 11/419 Trooper Michael MURPHY, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, killed in action, 9 August 1915; 54557 Rifleman Patrick MURPHY, 5th (Reserve) Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, died of disease 5 November 1917; 9/951 Sgt John MURPHY, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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