Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Major M. J. Murray, Royal Corps of Transport, late Royal Engineers

1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Capt. M. J. Murray. R.E.); General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Borneo (Capt. M. J. Murray. RE.) mounted court style as worn, together with pair of Captain’s tropical cloth epaulettes, good very fine (8) £160-200

Malcolm John Murray was born on 19 January 1920. Served in the ranks 3 years 257 days; granted Emergency Commission, 2nd Lieutenant R.E., 27 November 1943; Captain, 25 March 1948; Acting Major, 14 August 1962; transferred to R.C.T., 16 July 1965; retired 2 January 1973.