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220859 Pte. Patrick James Murphy British Army 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers from:Harrington, Cumberland (d.April 1916) Patrick James Murphy, my great-uncle, died of wounds, as a prisoner of war in Baghdad, Mesopotamia in April 1916. He advanced with 1st Battalion, Connaught Rangers in an attempt to relieve the siege of Kut-al-Amara, during which he was shot through the left shoulder and the top of the left lung. The battalion was obliged to retire, leaving him to the tender mercies of the Turks. He subsequently died in a Catholic infirmary in Baghdad, which advised the family of his passing. He volunteered for service in the Connaught Rangers, together with my grandfather, his younger brother in 1915. My grandfather Sergeant Bernard Murphy M.M. was transferred to 38th Battalion Machine Gun Corps, before the Connaught Rangers left for Mesopotamia, and served in France and Belgium for the rest of the war. 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 put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**