361 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND MURPHY, Frederick Michael Frederick was born in Guelph, Ontario on January 1, 1900. He enlisted in the Army on April 17, 1916, where he served as a gunner for the 64th Depot Battery, Canadian Field Artillery. He was awarded the Good Conduct Badge on April 17, 1918. He was discharged on March 30, 1919 and received the Victory Medal and BritishWar Medal. Fred was very athletic, playing multiple sports, a trait that has been passed down through the generations. He married Winnifred O’Reilly in Guelph. He moved his family, now five children, to Windsor and worked at Canadian Motor Lamp which manufactured brass shell casings during World War II. He passed away on October 2, 1960. His legacy lives on in nineteen grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. MURPHY, Raynold Raynold was born in New Richmond, Quebec on September 2, 1921 the son of Walter and Emily (Cormier) Murphy. He grew up on a farm with five brothers and three sisters. He was a lumberman before enlistment. He enlisted on November 25, 1940 with the Royal Rifles of Canada; Raynold took basic training in Newfoundland and Val Cartier, Quebec. He was killed in action in Hong Kong on December 21, 1941. His body was never recovered. He was posthumously awarded the 1939-1945 Star, the Pacific Star, the War Medal 1939-1945 and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Raynold is remembered with honour at the Sai Wan War Cemetery in Hong Kong. MURPHY, Leo Leo was born in New Richmond, Quebec on September 3, 1919 to Walter and Emily (Cormier) Murphy. Prior to enlistment he worked in sawmill construction, excavation, farming and as a lumberman. He enlisted on November 25, 1940 with the Royal Rifles of Canada and completed training in Val Cartier, Quebec and Newfoundland before being sent overseas to Hong Kong. Within three months of arriving, the Japanese attacked Hong Kong. He witnessed his brother being killed beside him. He was wounded at Stanley Point during an attack on December 25, 1941. He was taken to hospital where he stayed until January 23, 1942. The Japanese overran the Allied forces and Leo was taken captive until the end of the war with Japan. He was interned in a POW camp in Omini, Japan where he and other prisoners were used as slave labour mining coal until liberation. He returned to Canada in October 1945 and was subsequently discharged February 5, 1946. He was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, the Pacific Star, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, and the War Medal 1939-1945. From 1947 to 1960, Leo was a brakeman for the CNR. Leo married Yvette Savoie and lived in New Richmond, Quebec until death on June 26, 2001. He is buried in New Richmond Catholic Cemetery.
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