William Richard English Murphy | |
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 WRE Murphy, as depicted on a Wills' cigerette card. | |
| Born | 1890 County Wexford, Ireland |
| Died | 1975 |
| Service | British Army Irish Republican Army National Army (Ireland) |
| Rank | Major general |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
William Richard English-Murphy, DSO MC known as W.R.E. Murphy (26 January 1890 – 5 March 1975)[1] was an Irish soldier and policeman. He served as an officer with the British Army in World War I and later in the National Army. In the Civil War he was second in overall command of the National Army from January to May 1923. He was first Irish Commissioner of the Dublin Metropolitan Police and the last Commissioner of the force before its merger with the Garda Síochána in 1925. Thereafter he was the Deputy Commissioner of the Gardaí until his retirement in 1955.
- ^ "An Irish General: William Richard English Murphy, 1890–1975", Karl Murphy, History Ireland, Vol. 13, No. 6 (Nov. – Dec. 2005), pp. 10–11