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Surname:Murphy
Initials:J
Rank:Lance Corporal
Army Number:P/5647
Notes:MMP. Awarded the 1914 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France 23/8/1914. 4/3/1905 he enlisted as a Pte. 4 Hussars. No. 6483, address: Father, 52 Queen's Street, Dublin, Ireland, 4/4/1912 to Army Reserve, 23/8/1914 re enlisted in the 4 Hussars, 11/12/1915 attached to MMP Cavalry Corps, transferred 1/10/1916 to MMP, 18/5/1919 to class Z reserve. Served Home 4/3/1905 to 28/9/1909, India 29/9/1909 to 3/4/1913, Home 4/4/1913 to 4/4/1913, Army Reserve 5/4/1913 to 5/8/1914, Home 6/8/1914 to 22/8/1914, BEF 23/8/1914 to 18/4/1919, Home 19/4/1919 to 18/5/1919 to class Z reserve. 20/4/1919 awarded £2 on the Prees Heath No.1 Demobilization Acquittance Roll. Address: 4 Ushers Island, Dublin, Ireland.
Info from Pension Index Cards:- 13/MM/844. Murphy, John, MMP, P/5647, A/L/Cpl, 8 Urshers Island, Dublin, man now residing in Canada, see list, 29/6/21 to Foreign and Colonial Section. Also:- Murphy, John,, DEAD 5/6/23, MMP, P/5647, 8 Hussars, 6483, 13/MM/844, MVO.3021, file returned from Canada 29/2/60, Stamp: Ad 2/6/20, at 12/- from 6/10/19 to 26/4/21, Chelsea No. 13/MM/8144, received 3/6/20.
John Murphy.