Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The 1914-15 Star awarded to Battery Quartermaster Sergeant P. J. Murphy, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, who was awarded the D.C.M. for his gallantry on the Somme in 1918

1914-15 Star (5498 Gnr. P. J. Murphy. R. Can. H.A.) very fine £80-£100

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1919:

‘His cool courage and great keenness under the most dangerous conditions have on several occasions helped greatly to keep up the morale of his battery during the operations. On the Somme, from the 21st March to 5th April, 1918, he kept up the supply of ammunition to his battery under the heaviest shell and machine-gun fire. On 8th August, 1918, at Beaucourt, his great coolness under heavy machine-gun fire had a great effect in steadying and encouraging the drivers in the wagon line.’

Patrick Jack Murphy was born in County Tipperary, Ireland in November 1885. He emigrated to Canada, and resided at 112 1/2 Queen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Murphy had served with the Royal Field Artillery for over 7 years, and served during the Great War as a Battery Quartermaster Sergeant with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery on the Western Front.