Lieutenant Colonel George Francis Murphy, CMG, DSO and bar

Lieutenant Colonel George Francis Murphy, CMG, DSO and bar

Date of birth1883-09-24  
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)  1915-05-05  Appointed captain in the 20th Battalion. 
Date promoted  1915-06-01  Appointed major. 
Other units  1915-08-23  17th Battalion. 
Other units  1916-02-01  Second in command 18th Battalion. 
Date promoted  1916-11-07  Appointed temporary leiutenant colonel. 
Other  1916-11-07  Temporary Commanding Officer 18th Battalion. 
Date promoted  1916-12-01  Appointed colonel. 
Other  1918-02-19 - 1918-03-21  Attended Senior Officers courses at Headquarters Machine Gun Training Center, Grantham. 
Other units  1918-08-07  Rejoined 18th Battalion. 
Other units  1918-08-11  Temporary Commanding Officer 7th Australian Infantry Brigade. 
Other units  1919-04-10  Officer Commanding troops HT Medic. 
Other units  1919-08-13  Officer Commanding troops Ypiringa transport service. 
Other units  1919-10-12  Taken on strength AIF in the United Kingdom. 
Other units  1919-11-15  Officer Commanding troops HT Ypiringa. 
Other  1920-01-27  AIF appointment terminated. 
Date of death1962