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James Murphy

Details

Forename James
Surname Murphy
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 20
Address Marsden Street Newtown (wife)
Parents' Address
Township Wigan
Rank Lance-Corporal
Occupation or place of work Employed at Wigan Rolling Mills
Regiment Irish Guards 1st Batt
Day of Death 6
Month of Death May
Year of Death 1915
Cause of Death Shot in head by sniper
Place of Burial Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy
Regiment Number 5199
Name of War First World War
Location Wigan
Additional Information Rugby Footballer

CWGC, Ancestry, WO 22/5/15