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221927
Sgt William James Richardson Murray MM.
British Army 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers
from:Kelso
William Murray (born 1889) was named for a baby brother who had died, so, most of his adult life he called himself James or Jim. This means it is difficult to find him in Army records!
He joined 6th Battalion KOSB for WW1 - then seems to have been in 7/8th Battalion and after the War he had become a Sergeant and gained a Military Medal. He then remained a career soldier until 1937 when he became a reservist and then joined up again (this time in Royal Engineers) but was invalided out with the rank of Captain.

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