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William (Willie) Murphy | |||
| Rank: | Private | Number: | 32603 |
| Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | 15th Bn | ||
| Name of Rgt or Ship: | Cheshire Rgt | ||
| Died: | 25/05/1918 | Age: | 20 |
| How Died: | Killed in Action | ||
| Country of burial: | France | Grave Photo: | Yes |
| Cemetery or Memorial: | Varennes Cemetery | ||
| Town Memorial: | Mobberley & Knutsford | ||
| Extra Information: | |||
Born during the September quarter 1898 in the Altrincham R.D. - ref: 8a/171, the son of Frank & Mary Murphy (nee Williams). 1901 Census - No Trace. 1911 Census - Yew Tree Cottage, Spout Lane, Mobberley. Son - aged: 12 - Scholar - born: Mobberley. Head of household - Frank Murphy - Married - aged: 48 - occ: Gardener - born: Knutsford. Also - Mary Murphy - Wife - aged: 45 - born: Walsall, Staffordshire. Plus 4 siblings, all born at Mobberley. Enlisted when he was aged just 17 years and was sent back (back from the front ???). Enlisted again at age 18 years. The 04/08/1916 edition of the local newspaper reports that he had now been at the front 4-5 months and had been wounded at the Battle of the Somme. Death reported in the 09/08/1916 edition of the Altrincham Guardian. Commemorated in The Mobberley Parish Council's Booklet - "1914-2014, Remembering the Men from Mobberley who went to War for their Country" - per Alistair MacLeod. | |||
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| St. Wilfred's (Mobberley) | |||
| Altrincham & District Roll of Honour | |||
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