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Duncan Bryce Murphy

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Northcote College Roll of Honour 1939-1945. Northcote College, 1 Kauri Glen Rd, Northcote, Auckland 0627. Image kindly provided by Geoff Parry 2013, CC BY Geoff Parry 2013

Northcote College Roll of Honour 1939-1945. Northcote College, 1 Kauri Glen Rd, Northcote, Auckland …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Duncan Bryce AWMM
  • Surname
    Murphy AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII D/5687 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr Jack Murphy, Birkenhead, North Shore, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Duncan Murphy was the son of Jack Murchy and Elsie Muriel Murphy (nee Harris) of Birkenhead, Auckland. AWMM
    • He was known by his middle name Bryce. He died in a 'training' accident in Kingston. However his mother was contacted by another member of his training group who witnessed the propeller falling off the plane before he crashed. Public - K - Direct descendant - 2 May 2019 - Family papers and family recounts.
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Death

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  • Death
    20 September 1943 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Ontario, Canada AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Kingston (Cataraqui) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada AWMM Section G, Range 7, Grave 10 AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Northcote College, 1 Kauri Glen Rd, Northcote, Auckland 0627 AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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02 May 2019KristylAuckland New ZealandDirect descendant

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