10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
08/03/1897
Died:
01/07/1916 (Killed in Action)
Age:
19
Summary
Albert Edward Murphy was the youngest son of James and Martha Jane Murphy. He was born in Kilrea on 8th March 1897. He was one of 11 children. The family lived in Kilrea and then Knockintern. His father was a gardener and domestic servant. Lance Corporal Albert Murphy was serving with the 10th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme on Saturday 1st July 1916. He was 19 years old. The last report of Lance Corporal Murphy was that he was seen lying wounded in the centre of the 3rd line of trenches near Albert.
Further Information
Albert Murphy was the youngest son of James and Martha Jane Murphy. James Murphy married Martha Heaney in Ballymoney on 6th November 1882.
Albert Edward Murphy was born in Kilrea on 8th March 1897. He was one of 11 children.
Family: James Murphy, Martha Jane Murphy, William Murphy (born 18th August 1883), Bessie Murphy (born 24th December 1884), Annie Murphy (born 14th March 1886), Catherine Cassie Murphy (born 26th January 1888), Mary Jane Murphy (born 23rd May 1889), Annie Murphy (born 31st August 1890), James Murphy (born 13th March 1892), Margaret Tomb Murphy (born 23rd July 1893), Martha Murphy (born 9th September 1895, died 21st February 1896), Albert Edward Murphy (born 8th March 1897), Debra Murphy (born 28th October 1898), Martha E/T C Murphy (born 17th November 1900).
The 1901 census lists Albert Edward as age 4 living with the family at house 33 in Kilrea, County Londonderry. His father was a gardener and domestic servant.
The 1911 census lists Albert Edward as age 14 living with the family at house 10 in Knockintern, County Londonderry. He was still at school.
Albert was a member of Loughan Flute Band.
Albert Murphy enlisted in Donegal.
Lance Corporal Albert Murphy was serving with the 10th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme on Saturday 1st July 1916. He was 19 years old.
The last report of Lance Corporal Murphy was that he was seen lying wounded in the centre of the 3rd line of trenches near Albert.
Lance Corporal Albert Murphy has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Lance Corporal Albert Murphy is commemorated on the WW1 memorial in the grounds of Kildollagh Parish Church (St Pauls) at Loughan.
