Lieutenant Alexander D M Murray

Alexander Donald Milles Murray was the son of Brigadier Cyril Murray, formerly of The King’s Own Scottish Borderers and Marjorie Murray, of Selkirk. Prefect and Head of House (Bramston’s), he was commissioned into the King’s Own Scottish Borderers and volunteered for Airborne forces.

Lieutenant Murray successfully completed his glider training and was posted to B Company, 7th (Airborne) Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, and took part in Operation Market Garden (Arnhem).

Lt Murray was killed in action on 18 September 1944, aged 19, and was given an isolated field burial near the Johannahoeve farm, Oosterbeek, and was re-interred to Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery on 21 September 1945.

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