LEST WE FORGET 265 MURPHY, Norman Joseph Gregory “Norm” WWII Norm was born in 1922 in Griffin, Saskatchewan to Esther and Peter Murphy. The family moved to Flin Flon, Manitoba in 1935 where Norm took his education and worked for the Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1945 but was denied the opportunity for active service due to the European and Pacific wars ending that year. Upon discharge, he returned to working for the mining company, joined the company fire department, and eventually gained the position of Fire Chief. Norm was an active member of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 73 and was a long-time leader in the Flin Flon and area Boy Scout movement. He passed in 1986 and is buried at the Brandon, Manitoba cemetery. MURPHY, Peter Fergus WWI Peter Murphy was born on July 1, 1892, to Rachel and Joseph Murphy in Hibbert Township, Perth County, Ontario. The Murphy Family moved to a farm in the Grand Coulee, Saskatchewan district in 1909. He enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force as Private in January 1917, joining the 217th Overseas Battalion, where he saw active service in France at the Western Front as part of the 46th Battalion, known as the “Suicide Battalion” for its high death rate. He fought in the Battle of Amiens and the Battle of Arras and was wounded twice in action; first to a poison gas attack then by a gunshot wound, after which he was transported to England for medical treatment and recovery. During his time in camp prior to being sent to the Front, Peter met Elizabeth Green of Lancashire, England. They married in February 1918 and later that year Elizabeth departed by steamship to Halifax and by train to Grand Coulee, Saskatchewan, where she resided on the farm with Peter’s family. Peter returned to Regina in January 1919, rejoining his new bride, and was discharged upon demobilization later that same month. The Spanish Influenza was raging across Canada at this time and sadly, Elizabeth succumbed quickly to the flu and died only 40 days after Peter’s return. She was 24 years old. Peter later married Esther Perras and moved to farm in the Griffin, Saskatchewan district. In the mid-1930’s, they moved to the new mining town of Flin Flon, Manitoba. Peter was there an active member of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 73 and the Knights of Columbus. He passed away in 1947 and is interred at the Ross Lake Cemetery, Flin Flon, Manitoba.
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