caption serviceyears laterwork branch commands death_date death_place religion birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date spouse rank image article_title name
nx365 vd , headquarters first army , 29 september 1944 major-general j.j. murray , dso , mc , 1915 & ndash ; 1946 trade to ceylon -lrb- 1949 -rrb- commissioner to new zealand -lrb- 1946-1949 trade commissioner australian army 56th corps , 1st division 9th division 9th infantry brigade 20th infantry infantry brigade eastern command recruit training depot newcastle covering force battalion 10th division 4th division 53rd infantry battalion australian army service 8 september 1951 concord , sydney , new south wales , australia catholic sydney , new south wales , australia australia commonwealth of australia distinguished dispatches -lrb- 3 -rrb- volunteer decoration service order & bar military cross mentioned in world war i 26 april 1892 mary madeline cannon major general john murray 080930.jpg john murray -lrb- general -rrb-
 john joseph murray
john murray -lrb- general -rrb-

major general john joseph murray dso & bar , mc , vd -lrb- 26 april 1892 -- 8 september 1951 -rrb- was an australian army officer and businessman with a distinguished career in both world wars .
he was decorated for the part he played in fighting on the western front in france , and he was appointed commander of the 20th brigade that played a crucial role in repelling erwin rommel 's afrika korps in libya .
