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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Murray Vivian Bernard
|Army number=138538
|Rank=2/Lt
|Age=0
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, Regular Army Emergency Commission into Durham Light Infantry - Gazetted 5/7/1940, Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth, Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940, Iceland,
|Company/Battery=A, B,
|Task or role=Pln. Cdr.,
|Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40
|Source table=11DLI
}}

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 |Army number=138538
 |Rank=2/Lt
-|Date of birth=Research indicates he was probably born in Tynemouth in 1910 - this is to be confirmed.
+|Date of birth=His date of birth is recorded as 11/3/1907 at Wandsworth.
-|Age=0
+|Age=86 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 5/7/1940.  Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 6/7/1940.  Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940.  Served Iceland.  Posted 70th Brigade HQ 1/8/1941.  Posted 70th Bn DLI.  Posted No 4 ITC. Posted 14th Bn DLI September 1943. Left 14th Bn by 1/11/1945.  Unemployed list as Hon Captain 1945.
+|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - granted an Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 5/7/1940.  Posted to No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 6/7/1940.  Posted 11th Battalion DLI 9/7/1940.  Served Iceland.  Posted 70th Brigade HQ 1/8/1941.  Posted 70th Battalion DLI.  Posted No 4 ITC.  Posted 14th Battalion DLI September 1943.  Left 14th Battalion by 1/11/1945.  Unemployed list as Hon Captain 1945.
-|Company/Battery=11th Bn - Duty Officer, 70th Bn - C Company, ITC - B Company, 14th Bn - HQ Company, A Company, B Company, E Company.
+|Company/Battery=11th Battalion - Duty Officer, 70th Battalion - C Company, ITC - B Company, 14th Battalion - HQ Company, A Company, B Company, E Company.
-|Task or role=Platoon Commander. Mortar Officer. Company Commander.  Brigade HQ - Camp Commandant and Defence Platoon Commander.
+|Task or role=Platoon Commander. Mortar Officer. Company Commander.  70th Brigade HQ - Camp Commandant and Defence Platoon Commander.
 |Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40.
 |Promotions=W/S Lt 4/1/1942, T/Captain 5/3/1944.
 |Wounded=Not so far as is known.
 |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
-|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
+|Died/Killed in action=Died 4/6/1993 at Bognor Regis, West Sussex.  Registered at Chichester.  Probate granted at Brighton Registry in 1993.
-|Home address=Married Winifred L. Chessum in Birmingham South, Warwickshire, in Q1 1930.  Lived in Walton-on-Thames in later life.
+|Home address=Father - Vivian Spencer Murray (1977 - 1955), mother - Mabel Skedge Darby (1882 - 1950).  At the 1911 Census he was with his family in West Ham.  Married Winifred L. Chessum (1909 - 1991) in Birmingham South, Warwickshire, in Q1 1930.  Lived in Walton-on-Thames in later life.
 |Source table=11DLI
 }}

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 |Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40.
 |Promotions=W/S Lt 4/1/1942, T/Captain 5/3/1944.
 |Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
 |Home address=Married Winifred L. Chessum in Birmingham South, Warwickshire, in Q1 1930.  Lived in Walton-on-Thames in later life.
 |Source table=11DLI
 }}

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 |Date of birth=Research indicates he was probably born in Tynemouth in 1910 - this is to be confirmed.
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 5/7/1940. Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 6/7/1940. Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940.  Served Iceland.  Posted 70th Brigade HQ 1/8/1941.  Posted 70th Bn DLI. Posted No 4 ITC. Posted 14th Bn DLI September 1943. Left 14th Bn by 1/11/1945. Unemployed list as Hon Captain 1945.
+|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 5/7/1940.  Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 6/7/1940.  Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940.  Served Iceland.  Posted 70th Brigade HQ 1/8/1941.  Posted 70th Bn DLI.  Posted No 4 ITC. Posted 14th Bn DLI September 1943. Left 14th Bn by 1/11/1945.  Unemployed list as Hon Captain 1945.
 |Company/Battery=11th Bn - Duty Officer, 70th Bn - C Company, ITC - B Company, 14th Bn - HQ Company, A Company, B Company, E Company.
 |Task or role=Platoon Commander. Mortar Officer. Company Commander.  Brigade HQ - Camp Commandant and Defence Platoon Commander.
-|Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40
+|Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40.
 |Promotions=W/S Lt 4/1/1942, T/Captain 5/3/1944.
-|Died/Killed in action=
+|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
 |Home address=Married Winifred L. Chessum in Birmingham South, Warwickshire, in Q1 1930.  Lived in Walton-on-Thames in later life.
 |Source table=11DLI
 }}

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 |Army number=138538
 |Rank=2/Lt
-|Date of birth=
+|Date of birth=Research indicates he was probably born in Tynemouth in 1910 - this is to be confirmed.
 |Age=0
 |Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 5/7/1940. Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 6/7/1940. Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940.  Served Iceland.  Posted 70th Brigade HQ 1/8/1941.  Posted 70th Bn DLI. Posted No 4 ITC. Posted 14th Bn DLI September 1943. Left 14th Bn by 1/11/1945. Unemployed list as Hon Captain 1945.
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 |Promotions=W/S Lt 4/1/1942, T/Captain 5/3/1944.
 |Died/Killed in action=
 |Source table=11DLI
 }}

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 |Date of birth=
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 5/7/1940, Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 6/7/1940, Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940, Iceland, Posted 70th Bn DLI, Posted No 4 ITC, Posted 14th Bn DLI September 1943, Left 14th Bn by 1/11/1945, Unemployed list as Hon Captain 1945.
+|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 5/7/1940. Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 6/7/1940. Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940.  Served Iceland.  Posted 70th Brigade HQ 1/8/1941.  Posted 70th Bn DLI. Posted No 4 ITC. Posted 14th Bn DLI September 1943. Left 14th Bn by 1/11/1945. Unemployed list as Hon Captain 1945.
 |Company/Battery=11th Bn - Duty Officer, 70th Bn - C Company, ITC - B Company, 14th Bn - HQ Company, A Company, B Company, E Company.
-|Task or role=Platoon Commander, Mortar Officer, Company Commander.
+|Task or role=Platoon Commander. Mortar Officer. Company Commander.  Brigade HQ - Camp Commandant and Defence Platoon Commander.
 |Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40
 |Promotions=W/S Lt 4/1/1942, T/Captain 5/3/1944.