261932 Pte. Gerard Murphy British Army 14th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps from:33 Jacktrees Road, Cleator Moor, Cumberland Gerard Murphy, my father, served in the British Army from 5th March 1940 until 20th March 1946. During this period, he served in North Africa and Italy. Sadly, he passed away in 1963 when I was boy, and I am sorry that I did not know him better. I have letters that he wrote speaking about sailing via South Africa to North Africa, and I have photos of him on ice skates with his mates in Northern, Italy. As I recall and from all that who spoke of him, he was a decent guy. My mother said he never spoke much about his experiences, only that he couldn't help everyone and that he did his best. It is noted that he was a nursing orderly class 3 & 2, and also a hospital cook class 3.
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