Murphy, Thomas

Thomas
Murphy
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Bride Street, Wexford
Address
Barrack Street, Wexford
Service No.
9929
Enlisted
Wexford
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action in the battle of St Julien, France
Other Biographical Details

Son of James Murphy, Barrack Street , Wexford. James was known as one of the best boxers in the army. Lord Kitchener wrote to James parents conveying the sympathy of the King and Queen on the death of Private Murphy. His brother Patrick, a seaman on board HMS Orbita, was drowned on the 31st of August 1915 at only 21 years of age.
Private James Murphy has no known grave but is commemorated on panel 33 of the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium.

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Allen, James

Date of Birth
Address
New Ross
Service No.
4467
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Vierstraat France and Flanders, Killed in Action

Berry, Patrick

Date of Birth
Service No.
7638
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Died of wounds sustained in battle during the Capture of Jerusalem, Palestine.

Bishop, William

Date of Birth
Service No.
4498
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
France and Flanders, Killed in Action

Bolger, James

Date of Birth
Service No.
8816
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
France and Flanders, Killed in Action.

Bolger, Patrick

Date of Birth
Service No.
3/8670 and 8670
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Palestine, Killed in Action during the period of the Battle of Tell 'Asur (8th-12th March 1918)

Breen, Joseph

Date of Birth
Address
Tullow, Co.Carlow
Service No.
4660
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
France and Flanders, Killed in Actionin Flanders, Second Battle of Ypres (22 April-25 May, 1915)

Brien, William

Date of Birth
Service No.
9972
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action France and Flanders

Brown, Nicholas

Date of Birth
Address
King Street, Wexford.
Service No.
9653
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action France and Flanders

Byrne, James

Date of Birth
Address
Camolin.
Service No.
4204
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action France and Flanders two days after German assault on St Eloi, near Ypres, Flanders.

Byrne, Samuel

Date of Birth
Address
Ballymitty
Service No.
8995
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action during the Second Battle of Ypres, Flanders (22 April – 25 May 1915).

Canty, Daniel

Address
Ard na Cuan, Rosslare Harbour
Service No.
7562
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Contracted enteric fever in Salonika, Died at Welsh Metropolitan Hospital, Whitechurch, Cardiff following a prolonged illness.

Cush, Peter

Date of Birth
Service No.
8799
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Died of wounds France and Flanders

Daly, John

Date of Birth
Address
New Ross
Service No.
10160
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action in Flanders

Doran, Myles

Date of Birth
Address
Windmill Lane, New Ross, Co. Wexford.
Service No.
3723
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action at Hooge, Belgium

Doyle, Edward

Date of Birth
Address
South Main Street, Wexford.
Service No.
10346
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action in Flanders

Doyle, John

Service No.
4373
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action at Houplines, Armentieres, France

Doyle, Patrick

Address
Rosslare, Co. Wexford.
Service No.
9102
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Died of wounds in Palestine.

Doyle, Thomas

Date of Birth
Address
Courtown, Co. Wexford.
Service No.
8074
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Died at 21st Stationary Hospital, Salonika

Farrell, Robert

Date of Birth
Address
Duke Street, Wexford
Service No.
3739
Rank
1st Battalion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action in Flanders