W. R. E. Murphy

William Richard English Murphy
WRE Murphy, as depicted on a Wills' cigerette card.
Born	1890 Wexford, Ireland
Died	1975
Service/branch	British Army Irish Republican Army National Army (Ireland)
Rank	Major general
Battles/wars	First World War Battle of Loos Battle of the Somme Irish War of Independence Irish Civil War Battle of Killmallock
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.