| Accession Number | PR04685 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 3 wallets: 8 cm. One oversize flat item. |
| Object type | Manuscript, Document, Papers, Newspaper cutting |
| Maker |
Various |
| Date made | 1940-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Murray, John Joseph
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX365 Major General (Maj Gen) John Joseph Murray DSO and Bar, MC, VD who commanded 20 Brigade, 9 Division, in the Middle East and Tobruk. Comprises the original documents, including the Mistral Avenue File, used to write the published book titled 'I Confess: a memoir of the Siege of Tobruk' written by Maj Gen Murray in April 1945 and published in 2011 by Big Sky Publishing. [Copy available to read in the Memorial's published collection, call number 940.5423 M962i].