D's Story.
5827 Private D Murphy, 1st Battalion the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, died from hemiplegia (paralysis) at No 1 Stationary Hospital, Charlestown, Natal aged 24 years. On some memorials, he is shown as Private M Murphy.
His battalion deployed to South Africa for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the SS Oriental on 22nd October 1899. They arrived at the Cape about 13th November 1899 They were sent on to Durban, and along with the 2nd Royal Fusiliers, 2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers, and 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers, formed the 6th Brigade under Major General Barton. They were part of the Ladysmith relief force. They fought at the battle of Colenso on 15th December 1899 and in the Battle of Tugela Heights, the final breakthrough battle to Ladysmith on 13-27th February 1900. Shortly before the battalion was taken round to the Cape Colony and concentrated at Kimberley, taking part in the relief of Mafeking. They fought at the battle of Rooidam on 5th May 1900 and took part in the arduous pursuit of De Wet in Aug 1900.
Private D. Murphy died from hemiplegia (paralysis) at No 1 Stationary Hospital, Charlestown, Natal aged 24 years. He was buried in Charlestown. His remains were later reinterred in Newcastle. He is also commemorated (as M Murphy) on the Royal Welsh Fusiliers Boer War memorial in St Giles Church, Church Street, Wrexham, Wales, and (as D Murphy) on the Welsh National Boer War memorial in King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff.
His name, listed as M.Murphy, appears on the Northwich Memorial plaque in St Helen's Church.
His battalion deployed to South Africa for the Second Anglo Boer War, sailing on the SS Oriental on 22nd October 1899. They arrived at the Cape about 13th November 1899 They were sent on to Durban, and along with the 2nd Royal Fusiliers, 2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers, and 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers, formed the 6th Brigade under Major General Barton. They were part of the Ladysmith relief force. They fought at the battle of Colenso on 15th December 1899 and in the Battle of Tugela Heights, the final breakthrough battle to Ladysmith on 13-27th February 1900. Shortly before the battalion was taken round to the Cape Colony and concentrated at Kimberley, taking part in the relief of Mafeking. They fought at the battle of Rooidam on 5th May 1900 and took part in the arduous pursuit of De Wet in Aug 1900.
Private D. Murphy died from hemiplegia (paralysis) at No 1 Stationary Hospital, Charlestown, Natal aged 24 years. He was buried in Charlestown. His remains were later reinterred in Newcastle. He is also commemorated (as M Murphy) on the Royal Welsh Fusiliers Boer War memorial in St Giles Church, Church Street, Wrexham, Wales, and (as D Murphy) on the Welsh National Boer War memorial in King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff.
His name, listed as M.Murphy, appears on the Northwich Memorial plaque in St Helen's Church.