Papa's Story - My Grandfather's medals

My grandfather’s medals have been in our family for over 100 years. He died three years after I was born, in 1978, so they mean quite a lot to me and my two sons - as they are a link to the man the 3 of us never knew and what he achieved.

Johnny Murphy spent most of his career working as a clerical officer for the local county council but it was on the sports field that he truly excelled and felt…