LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman George Edward MURPHY
Service No: 23214
Born: London, England, 16 January 1909
Enlisted in the RAAF: 7 August 1940 (at Brisbane QLD)
Discharged from the RAAF: 30 May 1942
Unit at Discharge: Station Headquarters, Maryborough QLD
Died: Brisbane QLD, 26 November 1945, Aged 36 Years
Buried: Brisbane (Lutwyche) Cemetery QLD
CWGC Additional Information: Son of James Albert and Francis Ann Murphy; husband of Evelyn Bridget Murphy, of Herston
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 97, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On the 30 May 1942, Leading Aircraftman Murphy, a Messman, was discharged from the RAAF on compassionate grounds. He died on 26 November 1945.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 23214
Register of War Memorials in New South Wales On-Line