Sir Horatius Murray | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Nap"[1] |
| Born | 18 April 1903[2] Winchester, Hampshire[3] |
| Died | 1989 (aged 86) Kensington, London |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1923–1961 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | 27245 |
| Unit | Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders |
| Commands | Allied Powers Forces Northern Europe (1958–61) Scottish Command (1955–58) 1st Commonwealth Division (1953–54) Northumbrian District (1951–53) 1st Division (1947–50) 6th Armoured Division (1944–45) 153rd Infantry Brigade (1943–44) 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders (1941–42) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War Palestine Emergency Korean War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath[4] Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[5] Distinguished Service Order[6] Mentioned in Despatches (2)[7][8] Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)[9] |
General Sir Horatius Murray, GCB, KBE, DSO (18 April 1903 – 1989) was a senior British Army officer who served with distinction during the Second World War and later in the Korean War.
- ^ Mead 2007, p. 316.
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837–1915
- ^ "No. 42552". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1961. p. 3.
- ^ "No. 40669". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1955. p. 6.
- ^ "No. 36232". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 November 1943. p. 4847.
- ^ "No. 37184". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 July 1945. p. 3719.
- ^ "No. 38505". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 1949. p. 126.
- ^ "No. 37204". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 July 1945. p. 3962.