Murphy, Geoffrey Franklin –

Eldest son of Charles Franklin Murphy and Mary Murphy, of Lloyd Bank House, Morpeth, Northumberland, and late of Bolton, Lancashire. Killed north east of Saint Jean.

Personal details

  • Surname: Murphy
  • Forename: Geoffrey Franklin
  • Date of birth: May 24th, 1894
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Not known
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 20
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 25th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Sapper
  • Unit: 3rd Field Company, Canadian Engineers.
  • Service number: 45155
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: September 24th, 1914 - 1914-09-24
  • Enlistment location: Valcartier, Ontario, Canada
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 10.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 14/05/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5i

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