Difference between revisions of "Murray Vivian Bernard 2/Lt 138538"
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|Army number=138538 | |Army number=138538 | ||
|Rank=2/Lt | |Rank=2/Lt | ||
| − | |Date of birth= | + | |Date of birth=His date of birth is recorded as 11/3/1907 at Wandsworth. |
| − | |Age= | + | |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 | + | |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 | + | |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. | |Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40. | ||
|Promotions=W/S Lt 4/1/1942, T/Captain 5/3/1944. | |Promotions=W/S Lt 4/1/1942, T/Captain 5/3/1944. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action= | + | |Wounded=Not so far as is known. |
| − | |Home address=Married Winifred L. Chessum in Birmingham South, Warwickshire, in Q1 1930. Lived in Walton-on-Thames in later life. | + | |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is 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=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 | |Source table=11DLI | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:45, 30 July 2019
Personnel Entry
Name Murray Vivian Bernard
Army number 138538
Rank 2/Lt
Decorations
Date of birth His date of birth is recorded as 11/3/1907 at Wandsworth.
Age 86 at the time of his death.
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 Battalion - Duty Officer, 70th Battalion - C Company, ITC - B Company, 14th Battalion - HQ Company, A Company, B Company, E Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
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 Died 4/6/1993 at Bognor Regis, West Sussex. Registered at Chichester. Probate granted at Brighton Registry in 1993.
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
