Sergeant Edward John Murphy
2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers
21/03/1918
Fourth son of John & Elizabeth Murphy of 16 Albert
Street, St Helier, Jersey.
Husband of May Murphy of Cardiff.
Killed in action, aged 25 years.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Friday 17 May 1918
Roll of Honour. We regret to record the
death which has taken place in action of Sergeant Edward
J Murphy, fourth son of Mr & Mrs J Murphy of Albert
Street. This young man was well known locally and joined
the Munster Fusiliers some years ago. Since the outbreak
of war he had for a considerable time been acting as
instructor, both in England and France, and the official
news has now been received that he made the supreme
sacrifice at the opening of the offensive on 21 March.
The deceased gallant Sergeant, who was 25, leaves a
wife and child who reside in Ireland and to these, and
the parents and family here, we tender our sincerest
condolences.
