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Title
Murphy war diary, 18 October 1914-14 January 1916 / Samuel Thomas Michael Murphy
Creator
Thomas Samuel Michael Murphy
Call number
MLMSS 2891
Level of description
sub-fonds
Date

18 October 1914-14 January 1916
Type of material
Textual Records
Reference code
872459
Issue Copy
Digitised : 2014
Physical Description
0.03 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

Samuel Murphy, a carter of Camperdown, New South Wales enlisted aged 31, on 17 Aug. 1914 and embarked from Sydney on board Transport A19 Afric, 18 Oct. 1914. He served with the 1st Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces at Gallipoli as Cook Sergeant. He was wounded 8 Aug. 1915 and invalided to Mudros and England where on 19 Nov. 1915 he was transferred to a convalescent hospital. He returned to Australia on the Ascanius, 30 Apr. 1916
Scope and Content
Describes voyage from Sydney to Egypt on the S. S. Afric Oct.-Nov. 1914, action at Gallipoli 26 Apr.-16 Aug. 1915 and recuperation in England after being wounded. The diary was lost and events between 24 Apr.-27 May 1915 are described by Robert Irvine, Cook Sergeant of the 9th Battalion. The original writing continues from 29 May 1915.
Copying Conditions
Copyright status:: In copyright
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder<br>
Published Information
An expanded version of the diary covering the period 6 Aug. 1914-4 May 1916 is printed in the Anzac Memorial, 1917, 2nd ed., Sydney, The Returned Soldiers Association, held in the Mitchell Library at ML940.425/IDI
General note

State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries
Digital order no:Album ID : 997893
Name
Afric (troopship)
Ascanius (Ship)
Australia. Army. Battalion, 1st
Subject
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Australian.
Soldiers--Australia--Diaries.
Soldiers--Australia.
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