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252747 Cpl. James William Murphy British Army 1st Airborne Division Workshops Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers from:Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (d.25th-26th Sept 1944) James Murphy was born in 1910 to a Catholic family in Jesmond, Newcastle. His birth surname was Myock. His father, Tom Murphy, was a boxing promoter and his brother Dennis served in the RAF. James was an engineer in the 1st Airborne Division and took part in Operation Market Garden in September 1944. Sadly, he was presumed to have been killed during the evacuation of Arnhem on the 25th or 26th of September 1944. His body was never recovered, although he has a headstone at Oosterbeek War Cemetery. James was 34 at the time of his death and left behind his wife Ellen and their daughter Margaret. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.