Biography - Gordon Bernard Jamieson Murphy

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Murphy, Gordon Bernard Jamieson (1919–2000)

soldier and public servant

Gordon Murphy, c.1940

National Archives of Australia, B883, WX500548

Biographical Entries

Australian Dictionary of Biography entry

Gordon Murphy, c.1940

National Archives of Australia, B883, WX500548

Life Summary [details]

Birth

18 February, 1919
Boulder, Western Australia, Australia

Death

7 June, 2000 (aged 81)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Cultural Heritage

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Irish

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