| Regimental number | 29449 |
| Place of birth | Auckland |
| Occupation | Coachbuilder |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Carrie Mayes, Te Puke |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 12th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Hamilton East Public Cemetery (Soldiers Area E3, Grave No 225) |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Mr. D. Murphy, late of Galloway Street, Hamilton East |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when one of a garrison of a forward post. On three occasions he passed through very heavy shell fire to bring up stretcher bearers. On the last one, though buried by an explosion, he completed his errand, and failing to obtain bearers, returned to the shelled area and carried out a badly wounded comrade on his back. During the same period,
half the post being destroyed by shell fire, and all the rations with it, he volunteered to go back and bring up food. This he successfully did. Finally, when the post was relieved after a terrible ordeal, in which half of the garrison was killed, he remained behind to look after the wounded until stretcher bearers could be
sent up. His magnificent devotion and exceptional fearlessness cannot be too highly praised.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 25 |