279 www.on.legion.ca MURDOCH, George Stephen George was born in New Pitsligo, Scotland on December 4, 1896. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on July 15, 1915, and served with the 52nd Battalion Canadian Infantry, Manitoba Regiment in Europe. George was killed in action at Passchendaele on November 14, 1917. MURDUFF, Reginald Darling Reginald was born in Lakefield, Ontario on March 29, 1882, to George and Sarah Jane (Darling) Murduff. He worked in the sawmill and later the Lakefield Canoe Company and enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) with the 21st Battalion on November 5, 1914. Reginald was wounded in the leg on October 27, 1915, and after his recovery, returned to the front lines one year later. He was released from active service in October 1918 and discharged on May 24, 1919, after four years and six months of service. Reginald returned to Lakefield working on the Bessie Butler (a steamship on the Kawartha Lakes) as a fireman and later in the liquor store in Peterborough. He never married but was known as a “fine dresser” and served The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 77 for decades as a proud veteran. He passed in 1954 at the age of 71. In the summer of 1917, he was sent a gift of Maple Leaves in the mail and he distributed them to servicemen. One he gave to a twelveyear-old “little sailor boy” who was thrilled with the gift. MURPHY, Edward Edward was born March 18, 1883, in Pembroke, Ontario, to Edward and Jane (Dubreville). He was a labourer in Marksville, St. Joseph Island, east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario when he enrolled in the Army (Regular Force) with the 119th Overseas Battalion on January 16, 1916. Prior to that, he had three years service with the 97th Regiment. Edward sailed for England on August 8, 1916, and while there he was transferred to the 52nd Battalion (New Ontario) and served in France. He was discharged on May 16, 1919, and in 1920 he married Mary Guiney and they had one child. Edward passed away in 1968 and is buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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