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 49 at the time of his death.
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 (embodiment day) - DLI 24/8/1939. Posted to 30th I.T.C. Blandford. Durham Light Infantry - Captain 23/9/1940. Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI 24/9/1940. Served Iceland. Posted to No 6 Primary Training Centre 4/8/1942. Unemployed list as Hon Major 1945. Relinquished Commission on age grounds 1/7/1948 as Honorary Major.
Company/Battery Battalion HQ.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Battalion 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 No family information as yet.
Source table 11DLI
