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Military service
Service number:
54320
Age:
27
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Navy
Unit/Regiment:
880 Anti-Submarine Squadron, RCN
Birth:
April 28, 1924
Ladner, British Columbia
Enlistment:
August 15, 1943
Vancouver, British Columbia
Death:
April 17, 1952
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Additional information
Son of Joseph and Dorie Murphy of Vancouver Island, British Colombia. Brother of Vincent, Patrick and Thomas Murphy.
Additional citations
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Atlantic Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-45.
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