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Name	David Alexander Murphy
Born	13 September, 1894 Roma, Queensland, Australia
Died	26 September, 1917 (aged 23) Polygon Wood, Belgium
Cause of Death	killed in action
Religious Influence	Presbyterian Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Murphy, Edward Hartnett (father)
Occupation or Descriptor *	cabinetmaker (1913-1916) Queensland, Australia soldier (1916-1917) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War I (soldier) Battle of Polygon Wood, 1917 (soldier) 15th Battalion (soldier, 1916-1917)

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