Murray - Shireff Bruce Godwen Major 169214
Personnel Entry
Name Murray - Shireff Bruce Godwen
Army number 3242 and 169214
Rank Major
Decorations
Date of birth 1/7/1898
Age 0
Unit Commissioned as 2/Lt - unattached list Indian Army 29/6/1916, Posted Indian Army 17/7/1916, Retired 28/7/1922. Captain - Reserve of Officers General List 18/8/1934, Employed - DLI 24/8/1939, 30th I.T.C. Blandford, Durham Light Infantry - Captain 23/9/1940, Posted 11th Bn DLI 24/9/1940, Iceland, Posted No 6 Primary Training Centre 4/8/1942, Unemployed list as Hon Major 1945, Relinquished Commission on age grounds 1/7/1948 as Hon Major.
Company/Battery Bn HQ
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role 2 i/c until 4/8/1942,
Joined Brigade 24-Sep-40
Promotions Lt Indian Army 29/7/1917, A/Captain and Adjutant 8/8/1918, Captain 29/6/1920, T/Major 20/8/1940, A/Major 3/3/1943
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Quarter 4, 1947.
Home address
Source table 11DLI
