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  • David Murray-Lyon
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  • Major-General David Murrey Murray-Lyon, DSO & Bar, MC, (14 August 1890 – 4 February 1975) was an officer in the Indian Army. His final appointment was as the commanding officer of Indian 11th Infantry Division in Malaya until sacked by General Percival. He was taken prisoner when Singapore fell to the Japanese, and spent the rest of the war in captivity.
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serviceyears
  • 1908
Birth Date
  • 1890-08-14
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Name
  • David Murray-Lyon
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  • Place of burial
Birth Place
Awards
  • DSO and Bar, MC, MID five times.
death date
  • 1975-02-04
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abstract
  • Major-General David Murrey Murray-Lyon, DSO & Bar, MC, (14 August 1890 – 4 February 1975) was an officer in the Indian Army. His final appointment was as the commanding officer of Indian 11th Infantry Division in Malaya until sacked by General Percival. He was taken prisoner when Singapore fell to the Japanese, and spent the rest of the war in captivity.
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