Sergeant
Murphy, Martin James
Unit
4th Battalion
Branch
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Service Component
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Service Number
436470
birth
1885/01/02
Southport, United Kingdom, England
death
1918/09/18
France
grave
Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Tréport, France
Gender
Male
Martin James Murphy was born in Southport (some documents say Wigan), England, on 2 January 1885. He was the son of James and Mary Murphy. His father was an assurance collector. Murphy immigrated to Canada in 1905 and settled in Battleford, Saskatchewan.
He stated that he was a motorman when he enlisted in the 50th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Calgary) in Edmonton, Alberta, on 18 January 1915. He was later transferred to the 4th Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps. Murphy was awarded the Military Medal on 22 February 1918. No reason was provided when the award was announced. He died at No. 16 General Hospital in Le Tréport, France, on 18 September 1918 from gunshot wounds to the legs and right thigh. He received those wounds during the Hundred Days Offensive.
Martin James Murphy is buried in Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Tréport, France.
Military Medal
No citation. London Gazette, 22 February 1918, Supplement 30540.
