Can You Help Identify John Murphy

It has been impossible to identify the correct soldier for one of my death penny’s – John Murphy.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission website has 117 options when searching for John Murphy, who was killed in action in World War I. 

Some can be eliminated by their age and whether they were Army or Navy. I also have a photo that is supposed to be John Murphy on the left and his brother in the middle. If this is indeed John in the photo he was quite young so some of the older soldiers can ruled out, as can the ones who served in the Navy.

From my earlier blog ‘The History of the Death Penny’ the Plaque was made at the Acton factory and therefore died before December 1920, and the numbers are stamped behind the rear of the back leg of the lion.

Do you recognise the photo?

Can you help to attribute this to the correct John Murphy?