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BROWN, Murray James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SX1017, 420993 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1939, Woodside, SA |
| Last Rank: | Brigadier |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 2 June 1919 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Woodside, SA | |
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| 13 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, SX1017, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
Vietnam War Service
| 1 Jul 1962: | Involvement Brigadier, 420993 |
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World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Cross |
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Personal Stories
WW2
The details provided are taken from the book "Purple and Blue - the history of the 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion", the Adelaide Rifles, 1st published 1958. Murray is mentioned many times in this book and detailed in the Index at the rear, including the citation for the MC (Military Cross) that was awarded for the action at Buna in New Guinea. He was wounded in that action, but served for the remainder of the war and discharged Nov 1945.
Submitted 19 June 2020 by Maxwell HILL