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Created page with "{{Personnel |id=122 |Surname and forenames=Murphy Frank |Army number=37723 |Rank=Captain |Decorations=M.i.D. 1946 |Date of birth=5/6/1904 |Age=0 |Unit=Durham Light Infantry - ..."

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{{Personnel
|id=122
|Surname and forenames=Murphy Frank
|Army number=37723
|Rank=Captain
|Decorations=M.i.D. 1946
|Date of birth=5/6/1904
|Age=0
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as 2/Lt 29/1/1927, Reserve of Officers 2/9/1930, Trf from Reserve of Officers to Durham Light Infantry 1/7/1939, Posted 12th Bn DLI as T/Captain and Adjutant, Embodied 24/8/1939, Trf Black Watch 20/12/1939, Posted 1 TS 1/2/1940, B.E.F., Prisoner of War, Relinquished Commission on the grounds of disability 30/11/1945 and granted the rank of Hon Captain.
|Task or role=Adjutant 12th DLI, then 1TS
|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939
|Promotions=Lt and T/Capt 1/7/39, Major.
|Prisoner of War=O9A/Z Rotenburg Fulda, Number 564
|Died/Killed in action=10/3/1980
|Home address=Greenlaw, Chester-le-Street. 18, Dryden Rd. North, Low Fell, Gateshead. Millfield Grove, Tynemouth.
|Source table=1TS
|Company/Battery=Bn HQ
}}

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 |Joined Brigade=1/9/1939 on its creation.
 |Promotions=Lt and T/Capt 1/7/39, Major.
-|Prisoner of War=PoW Camp Oflag 9A/Z Rotenburg Fulda, PoW Number 564.
+|Prisoner of War=PoW Camp Oflag VIB,then 9A/Z Rotenburg Fulda, PoW Number 564.
 |Died/Killed in action=Died 10/3/1980.  Death registered in North Tyneside January 1980.  Probate granted 16/5/1980 at Newcastle upon Tyne.
 |Home address=Married Ada Eleanor Smelt (born 13/11/1903) in October 1934 at Gateshead. The 1939 General Register (reference FHDK 554 - 3) shows him as living with his wife and children at Greenlaw, Newcastle Road, Chester-le-Street.  Subsequently lived at 18, Dryden Rd. North, Low Fell, Gateshead, and  Millfield Grove, Tynemouth.

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 |Rank=Captain.
 |Decorations=Mentioned in Despatches 1946.
-|Date of birth=5/6/1904.
+|Date of birth=5/6/1904 probably at Tynemouth.
 |Age=75 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as a 2/Lt 29/1/1927.  Transferred to the Reserve of Officers 2/9/1930. Transferred from the Reserve of Officers to The Durham Light Infantry  1/7/1939, and posted to the 12th Bn DLI as Temporary Captain and Adjutant. Embodied 24/8/1939.  Transferrred to the Black Watch 20/12/1939, and posted to the 1st  Tyneside Scottish 1/2/1940.  Served with the B.E.F. in France.  Taken Prisoner of War - probably around 20th May 1940. Relinquished Commission on the grounds of disability 30/11/1945 and granted the rank of Honorary Captain.
+|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as a 2/Lt 29/1/1927.  Transferred to the Reserve of Officers 2/9/1930. Shown in the 1932 Army List under The Durham Light Infantry.  Transferred from the Reserve of Officers to The Durham Light Infantry  1/7/1939, and posted to the 12th Bn DLI as Temporary Captain and Adjutant. Embodied 24/8/1939.  Transferred to the Black Watch 20/12/1939, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish 1/2/1940.  Served with the B.E.F. in France.  Taken Prisoner of War - probably around 20th May 1940. Repatriated - date not yet known.  Relinquished his Commission on the grounds of disability 30/11/1945 and granted the rank of Honorary Captain.
-|Task or role=Adjutant of the 12th DLI, then Adjutant of the 1st TS from 18/3/1940.
+|Task or role=Adjutant of the 12th DLI, then Adjutant of the 1st Tyneside Scottish from 18/3/1940.
 |Joined Brigade=1/9/1939 on its creation.
 |Promotions=Lt and T/Capt 1/7/39, Major.
 |Prisoner of War=PoW Camp Oflag 9A/Z Rotenburg Fulda, PoW Number 564.
-|Died/Killed in action=Died 10/3/1980.
+|Died/Killed in action=Died 10/3/1980.  Death registered in North Tyneside January 1980.  Probate granted 16/5/1980 at Newcastle upon Tyne.
-|Home address=Greenlaw, Chester-le-Street.  18, Dryden Rd. North, Low Fell, Gateshead.  Millfield Grove, Tynemouth.
+|Home address=Married Ada Eleanor Smelt (born 13/11/1903) in October 1934 at Gateshead. The 1939 General Register (reference FHDK 554 - 3) shows him as living with his wife and children at Greenlaw, Newcastle Road, Chester-le-Street.  Subsequently lived at 18, Dryden Rd. North, Low Fell, Gateshead, and  Millfield Grove, Tynemouth.
 |Source table=1TS
 |Company/Battery=Battalion HQ.
 }}

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 |Age=0
 |Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as 2/Lt 29/1/1927, Reserve of Officers 2/9/1930, Trf from Reserve of Officers to Durham Light Infantry  1/7/1939, Posted 12th Bn DLI as T/Captain and Adjutant, Embodied 24/8/1939, Trf Black Watch 20/12/1939, Posted 1 TS 1/2/1940, B.E.F., Prisoner of War, Relinquished Commission on the grounds of disability 30/11/1945 and granted the rank of Hon Captain.
-|Task or role=Adjutant 12th DLI, then 1TS
+|Task or role=Adjutant 12th DLI, then Adjutant of 1TS from 18/3/1940.
 |Joined Brigade=1/9/1939
 |Promotions=Lt and T/Capt 1/7/39, Major.