Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War D.C.M. group of five to Battery Quartermaster Serjeant J. Murphy, Royal Field Artillery, late South Lancashire Regiment

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (13814 Sjt., A.151/Bde. R.F.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-19025 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (5282 Pte., S. Lanc. R.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (5282 Pte., S. Lanc. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (L-13814 B.Q.M. Sjt., R.F.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 (L-13814 B.Q.M. Sjt., R.A.) some edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (5) £700-800

D.C.M. London Gazette 13 February 1917. ‘For conspicuous gallantry in action. Although wounded, he continued in command of his gun for two days. At a later date, he worked his gun for a period of two days with only one gunner’.

James Murphy was born in and enlisted at Liverpool. Serving with “C” Battery, 148th Brigade R.F.A. he died of wounds on 15 May 1918, aged 38 years. He was buried in Hondegheim Churchyard, Nord, France. He was the husband of Anna Murphy of 49 Maria Road, Breeze Lane, Walton, Liverpool.