| Regimental number | 9/951 |
| Address | 52 Main South Road, Caversham, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, P Murphy, Meremere, Hawera |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Waitomo on |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 11/419 Trooper Michael MURPHY, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, killed in action, 9 August 1915; 11/506 Trooper Richard MURPHY, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, killed in action, 9 August 1915; 54557 Rifleman Patrick MURPHY, 5th (Reserve) Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, died of disease 5 November 1917. |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Fourth |