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James Murphy


Birchington-on-sea man who served with 2nd/6th Battalion DLI won the DCM during the '100 Days Offensive'


Very little is known of James Murphy. He originally enlisted in the 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment but some time during the war was transferred to the 2nd/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (DLI) and won the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) during the ‘100 Days Offensive’. Finally, he was transferred to the 1st Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment.

His award of the DCM was gazetted on 2 December 1919 and the citation reads:
“On 5th November, 1918, during the recent operations on the River Scheldt, near Esquelmes, he heard that two men had been severely wounded whilst out in patrol, and that another two had been wounded when trying to rescue them. Immediately it was dusk he went out over 500 yards of ground which was being heavily swept by enemy machine-gun fire, and succeeded in dragging in one of the wounded men. He made his way back to company headquarters, returned with another rescue party, and got the other wounded man in, although absolutely worn out by fatigue himself. He showed marked gallantry, and prevented the enemy from obtaining identifications”.

International Encyclopedia of the First World War, Hundred Days Offensive:
https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/hundred_days_offensive

Armed force/civilian: Army

Residence: Birchington-on-Sea, Kent (UK, Citations of the Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-1920)

Military service:

2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment
Regimental number: 16310
2nd/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
Regimental number: 66333
1st Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment
Regimental number: 23553
Private

Medal(s): Distinguished Conduct Medal
British War Medal
Victory Medal

Gender: Male

Contributed by John Edwards


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