Thomas Walter Murphy

 

 

 

Oct 11, 1897

Born at Ottawa Ontario Canada

 

Apr 1, 1917

Attested into the 5th Divisional Ammunition Column at Ottawa Ontario with rank of Gunner 

Ø      Number 2043074
next of kin given as James Murphy (father) of 528 Bay St., Ottawa Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as Clerk

Ø      No previous military experience given

Ø      Religion given as Roman Catholic

 

Apr 6, 1917

Particulars of Family Form filed: 

Ø      Stated to be single

Ø      Father alive – James Murphy of 528 Bay St., Ottawa Ontario

Ø      Mother alive – Elizabeth Murphy of 528 Bay St., Ottawa Ontario

Ø      No children

 

Jun 27, 1917

Appointed to rank of Acting Bombardier (artillery equivalent to Corporal)

 

Jul 1, 1917

Promoted to rank of Bombardier

 

Jul 3, 1917

Granted leave until July 9, 1917

 

Aug 15, 1917

Appointed to rank of Acting Sergeant

 

Aug 28, 1917

Admitted to Petawawa Hospital with Diarrhea

 

Sep 4, 1917

Recovered and discharged to unit

 

Sep 7, 1917

Granted leave until September 12, 1917

 

Sep 12, 1917

Leave extended to September 17, 1917

 

Oct 17, 1917

SOS (Struck Off Strength) on transfer to the 74th Depot Battery at Ottawa and reverts to rank of Gunner

 

Oct 20, 1917

SOS on transfer to the Signal Training Depot at Ottawa and rank changed to read Pte

 

Nov 24, 1917

Embarked the SS Megantic at Halifax Nova Scotia

  

 

Dec 7, 1917

Disembarked at Liverpool England

 

Dec 8, 1917

TOS (Taken On Strength) the CETD (Canadian Engineers Training Depot) at Seaford

 

Dec 19, 1917

TOS 7th Reserve Battalion at Seaford

 

Feb 15, 1918

TOS 6th Reserve Battalion at Seaford

 

Apr 11, 1918

Posted to the PPCLI

 

Apr 12, 1918

Arrived at 3rd CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in France and TOS PPCLI

 

Apr 15, 1918

Arrived at CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) at Le Havre

 

Jun 5, 1918

Transferred to 21st Battalion

 

Jun 8, 1918

Joined 21st Battalion in the field 

The following is from the 21st Battalion War Diary:

 A draft of twenty Other Ranks arrived from the 3rd Divisional Wing, CCRC.  These Other Ranks had been despatched from England as reinforcements for Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.” 

 

Aug 10, 1918

Admitted to the 8th Australian Field Ambulance then transferred to No 53 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) with wound to left hand

 

Aug 11, 1918

Transferred via No 23 AT (Ambulance Transport)

 

Aug 12, 1918

Admitted to No 16 General Hospital

 

Aug 22, 1918

Discharged from hospital to the No 3 Convalescent Depot at Le Treport France

 

Aug 25. 1918

Discharged from Convalescent depot on transfer to CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) and assigned to “A” Company for rehabilitation

 

Aug 31, 1918

Arrived at CCRC

 

Sep 3, 1918

Left CCRC to join unit

 

Sep 5, 1918

Rejoined the 21st Battalion in the field

 

Oct 11, 1918

Admitted to No 9 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) then transferred to No 1 CCS with a gun shot wound to left hand

 

Oct 12, 1918

Transferred via No 17 AT

 

Oct 13, 1918

Admitted to No 26 General Hospital at Etaples France

 

Oct 19, 1918

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Ville de Liege

  

Posted to EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital

 

Oct 20, 1918

Admitted to Chester War Hospital

 

Jan 27, 1919

Transferred to Granville Canadian Special Hospital at Buxton

 

Mar 18, 1919

Surgery performed to amputate middle finger of left hand

 

Jun 19, 1919

Transferred to No 5 Canadian General Hospital at Liverpool

 

Jul 14, 1919

Embarked the Hospital Ship Essequibo at Liverpool

  

Posted to MD (Military District) # 3 at Kingston Ontario

 

Jul 25, 1919

Disembarked at Portland Maine USA and proceeded to Kingston Ontario

 

Jul 26, 1919

Posted to QMH (Queen’s Military Hospital) Casualty Company at Kingston Ontario 

Granted leave with subsistence until August 9, 1919

 

Aug 20, 1919

Transferred to Fleming Military Hospital at Ottawa Ontario

 

Sep 30, 1919

Transferred to QMH Casualty Company at Kingston Ontario

 

Oct 1, 1919

Discharged from the CEF as Medically Unfit at Kingston Ontario 

Ø      War Service Badge Class “A” issued No 214839

Ø      War Service Badge Class “B” issued No 6533

Ø      Proposed residence on discharge - 528 Bay St., Ottawa Ontario

 

Oct 28, 1921

British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to 528 Bay St., Ottawa Ontario

 

There is a note in the file that he is deceased, but no date is recorded.  The following is from the January 1954 issue of the Communiqué, the 21st Battalion Association’s post war newsletter.  I suspect the article should have said he was in his 55th year, as he was only 54 years old.


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