John Murray (Australian Army general)

John Joseph Murray
John Joseph Murray
	Major General John Murray at Headquarters First Army in September 1944
Born	26 April 1892; Sydney, New South Wales
Died	8 September 1951 (aged 59); Concord, New South Wales
Buried	Frenchs Forest Bushland Cemetery
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1911–1946
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Northern Territory Force (1945–46); Rear Echelon, First Australian Army (1944–45); 4th Division (1942–44); 10th Division (1942); Newcastle Covering Force (1942); 20th Infantry Brigade (1940–41); Eastern Command Recruit Training Depot (1940); 9th Infantry Brigade (1938–40); Australian Army Service Corps, 1st Division (1934–38); 53rd Infantry Battalion (1930–34); 56th Infantry Battalion (1925–30)
Battles/wars	First World War Western Front Battle of Fromelles; Battle of Messines; Battle of the Somme; German spring offensive; Hundred Days Offensive; ; Second World War North African campaign Siege of Tobruk; ; New Guinea campaign;
Awards	Distinguished Service Order & Bar; Military Cross; Mentioned in Despatches (3); Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration
Spouse(s)	Mary Madeline Cannon
Other work	Trade Commissioner to New Zealand (1946–49); Trade Commissioner to Ceylon (1949)

Major General John Joseph Murray, DSO & Bar, MC, VD (26 April 1892 – 8 September 1951) was an Australian Army officer and businessman. He was decorated for his service on the Western Front in France during the First World War, and commanded the 20th Infantry Brigade that played a role in repelling Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps in Libya during the Second World War.

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