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William Joseph Murphy

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William's pension record image courtesy of WFA

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Glasgow
  • Service no: 233218 & 46597
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Labour Corps
  • Unit/Ship: 464th Employment Company
  • Place of Death:
  • Age at Death: 38
  • Date of Death: 21.09.1917
  • Burial Country: Scotland
  • Cemetery: Glasgow (St. Peters) Roman Catholic Cemetery
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: XVI.128

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address:
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:
  • Father:

    W. Murphy

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:

    Alice Killop (formally Murphy) 178 Bridge Ave, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

  • Children:

    Agnes, born 03.01.1907, William, born 09.04.1908, Mary, born 22.08.1911, Charles, born 16.09.1914 & Francis, born 03.07.1917

More about William Joseph Murphy

For reasons unknown this man is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour. Served with Black Watch before being transferred to Labour Corps.

Information supplied by Gary Thomson

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