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human history
  • Other Name

    Military Cross (MC) GRI (descriptive name)

    17553 Lieut. Frank Leslie Murray, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, WW1 (associated name)

  • Description

    Military Cross (MC) GRI awarded to 17553 Lieut. Frank Leslie Murray, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, WW1

    silver cross medal, 44mm width, ring suspension from plain bar, with ribbon

    obverse: ornamental silver cross with Royal Cypher in centre, crowns at the ends

    reverse: 1945

    ribbon: grosgrain ribbon, 32mm wide, three vertical stripes of white, purple, white.

  • Place
    United Kingdom
  • Associated Place

    Es Salt/Sinai-Palestine

  • Accession Number
    2001.25.743.1
  • Accession Date
    15 Aug 2001
  • Other Id

    S:31 (Spink's 1983)

    7649 (Asset Register)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Pou Maumahara

Military Cross 2001.25.743.1

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Images

  • Military Cross 2001.25.743.1
  • Military Cross 2001.25.743.1
  • Military Cross 2001.25.743.1

Artefact

  • Display location

    Pou Maumahara drawer bank 5, drawer G, medal position 26

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.25.743.1 Brent Mackrell Collection
  • Collection
    Brent Mackrell Collection
  • Primary Maker

     unknown (Medallist)

  • Place
    United Kingdom
  • Date
    Circa 1945
  • Associated Notes

    Military Cross (MC) GRI

    17553 Lt. Frank Leslie Murray, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, WW1

    CITATION (McDonald)

    MURRAY, Frederick Leslie 17553

    MC Lieutenant Canterbury Mounted Rifles

    LG 8 March 1919, p3253

    Citation LG 4 October 1919, p12379

    "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of the advance troops at Es Salt, on the 23rd September, 1918. He went forward with determination and dash, ignoring sniping fire, and manoeuvred his troop with such skill that many prisoners fell into his hands."

    MID Lieutenant, Canterbury Mounted Rifles

    LG 22 January 1919 p1165

    "For services during the period from 16th March 1918 to 18th September 1918."

    Frank Leslie Murray, MC (1879- )

    JP CMR NMMR.

    Served: SAWar: Cape Colony, OFS, Jo'burg, Diamond Hill with 3rd & 8th NZMR to 1902; Coronation 1902; WW1: with the CMR; post-war with NMMR to 1931 MC.

  • Associated Event
    WW1; 1914-1918
    Sinai-Palestine; 1915-1918
  • Associated Person

     Major Frank Leslie Murray

     Canterbury Mounted Rifles (WW1)

  • Associated Place

    Es Salt/Sinai-Palestine

  • Associated Date
    23 Sep 1918
  • Period

    World War 1, 1914-18/Wars

  • Media

    silver/nonferrous metal/metal/inorganic material

    grosgrain ribbon/ribbon

  • Classification

    medal, decoration

    Medal, Decoration

    Achievement Symbols

    Personal Symbols

    08 Communication Artifacts

  • Last Update
    19 Mar 2024
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