John Murphy

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
772986
Unit at enlistment: 
125th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
August 10th, 1918
Cemetery: 
Damery Communal Cemetery - Somme, France - 9
Commemorated at: 
St. George United Church, St. George Memorial Plaque
Birth country: 
Ireland
Birth county: 
Dublin
Birth city: 
Dublin
Address at enlistment: 
St. George, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
Beamsville, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Farmer
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
18

Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action. Whilst with his Squadron taking part in a charge on a machine gun nest, between Bouchoir and Andechy, he was killed by machine gun fire.