Fred Murphy (1884-1917)
French polisher from Leeds served in 18th DLI commemorated on the Arras Memorial
Fred Murphy, the son of Thomas and Eliza Murphy, was born in Wortley, Leeds on 29 November 1884. He had five brothers and four sisters and lived in the Holbeck area of Leeds most of his life. A french polisher, he married Susan Florence Belhouse in Holbeck on 14 April 1906 and they had two daughters. He enlisted in the 18th Battalion (The Pals) Durham Light Infantry at Bradford on 10 December 1915 and on 22 November 1916 arrived in France. He was killed at the Battle of Arras on 3 May 1917 and is commemorated on the Arras memorial and in the Durham Cathedral Book of Remembrance
Birth date: 29-Nov-1884
Death date: 3-May-1917
Armed force/civilian: Army
Residence: 1 Peacock Yard, Wortley, Leeds (1891 census)
14 Domestic Street, Holbeck, Leeds (1901 census)
17 Willoughby View, Holbeck, Leeds (West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns 1813-1935)
19 Nicholson Street, Holbeck, Leeds (1911 census)
31 Brandfort Street, Bradford (British Army WWI Service Records, 1915)
Employment: French Polisher (1901 & 1911 censuses, West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns 1813-1935 & British Army WWI Service Records, 1915)
Family: Father: Thomas Murphy
Mother: Eliza Murphy (nee Sheard)
Siblings: Lucy A, Sarah, Emily, Walter, John, Ann E, Thomas C, Herbert & Harold Murphy
Wife: Susan Florence Murphy (nee Belhouse)
Children: Irene & Edna Murphy
Military service:
Enlisted at Bradford on 10 December 1915 in the 18th Battalion Durham Light infantry
Regimental no.: 37757
Private
Medal(s): British War Medal
Victory Medal
Memorial(s): Arras Memorial, Bay 8
Durham Cathedral Book of Remembrance
Gender: Male
Contributed by John Edwards
