Leonard W. Murray
Military Person
1896 – 1971
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Who was Leonard W. Murray?
Rear Admiral Leonard Warren Murray, CB, CBE was an officer of the Royal Canadian Navy who played a significant role in the Battle of the Atlantic. He commanded the Newfoundland Escort Force from 1941–1943, and from 1943 to the end of the war was Commander-in-Chief, Canadian Northwest Atlantic. He was the only Canadian to command an Allied theatre of operations during World War I or World War II.
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- Born
- Jun 22, 1896
Granton, Nova Scotia - Also known as
- Leonard Murray
- Nationality
- Canada
- Died
- Nov 25, 1971
Buxton
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on July 23, 2013
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