J.R. Murray

Sergeant · #7623443 · Light Repair Section · MID

What this roll records

HIS MENTION IN DESPATCHES, DATED. London Gazette, 22 June 1943, Supplement 36065, page 2862: “7623443 Sergt. J. R. Murray.” That supplement is the Mentioned in Despatches list for the Middle East covering 1 May to 22 October 1942, its preamble on page 2853 reading “The KING has been graciously pleased to approve that the following be Mentioned in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East”. He was a SERGEANT at the time, and his entry sits among the Craftsmen and fitters. Source: The London Gazette.

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