Māori James Alexander Murphy Died 22 September 1944 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 152429 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 21 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJames Alexander AWMM SurnameMurphy AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII 152429 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 14 Parrish Road, Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mrs R.M. Murphy (mother), 14 Parrish Road, Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 21 Feb 1944-31 March 1944 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 152429 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Warehouseman/Civilian AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Mooltan or Willem Ruys AWMM Private AWMM New Zealand Infantry AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 21 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death22 September 1944 AWMM Age 25 AWMM Italy, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryCoriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy AWMM XIV. A. 9. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember James Alexander Murphy by laying a poppy. James Murphy James Murphy James Alexander Murphy James Connor Murphy James Desmond Murphy Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of James Alexander Murphy Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2635985 Sources Used Documents21 Battalion (Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45) AWMM Military Service Record AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 13: WW2 89 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License