MURRAY, John
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Known as:
Jack
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit / Base:
41RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
PO/X 106800
Born:
Sunday, March 5, 1911
Birthplace:
Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Died :
Monday, August 7, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
33
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Sergeant John Murray died during operations at Normandy, France [1][2].
Son of John and Jane Rankine Murray; husband of Agnes Murray, Barrhead, Renfrewshire [1].
Known as Jack. Served HM Forces for 4 years. Formerly employed at the boot factory, Shieldhall, Glasgow. Prior to enlisting was the goalkeeper at Greenock Football Club [3].
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/134.
[1] CWGC.
[2] Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/134.
[3] [Image] Report in the Stirling Observer 31 August 1944.
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