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'''William Murray (b)''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
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Temporary {{LieutRN}} '''William Murray''', D.S.C. (28 March, 1888 – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].  His name is written with an appended "(b)" in his Service Record to distinguish him from another man of the same name.
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Born in Edinburgh, Murray joined the Royal Naval Reserve in 1915 after serving in the Cameroon Highlanders.
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Murray was promoted to the rank of Temporary {{LieutRNR}} "For Period of War Only" on 14 March, 1917.
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He was awarded the D.S.C. in 1915.
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Demobilised 19 June, 1919.
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Latest revision as of 15:50, 7 April 2022

Temporary Lieutenant William Murray, D.S.C. (28 March, 1888 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve. His name is written with an appended "(b)" in his Service Record to distinguish him from another man of the same name.

Life & Career

Born in Edinburgh, Murray joined the Royal Naval Reserve in 1915 after serving in the Cameroon Highlanders.

Murray was promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. "For Period of War Only" on 14 March, 1917.

He was awarded the D.S.C. in 1915.

Demobilised 19 June, 1919.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
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Captain of H.M.S. PC 51
4 Jul, 1917 – 20 Mar, 1919[1]
Succeeded by
Jack S. Hoffmann

Footnotes

  1. Murray Service Record. The National Archives. 340/100/26. f. ?.