14 September 1953(1953-09-14) (aged 54) Adelaide, South Australia
Allegiance
Australia
Service/branch
Australian Army
Years of service
1916–1918 1923–1953
Rank
Brigadier
Unit
48th Battalion
Commands held
9th Brigade (1948–1952)
6th Division (1945–1946)
17th Brigade (1941–1945)
2/27th Battalion (1940–1941)
48th Battalion (1939–1940)
43rd/48th Battalion (1936–1939)
Battles/wars
World War II
Syria-Lebanon campaign
Battle of Wau
Salamaua–Lae campaign
Aitape-Wewak campaign
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches (2)
Efficiency Decoration
Brigadier Murray John Moten, CBE, DSO & Bar, ED (3 July 1899 – 14 September 1953) was a senior officer in the Australian Army during World War II who commanded the 2/27th Battalion during the Syria-Lebanon campaign in 1941, and the 17th Brigade during the Salamaua–Lae campaign in 1943 and the Aitape–Wewak campaign in 1944–1945.[1]
Brigadier Murray John Moten, CBE, DSO & Bar, ED (3 July 1899 – 14 September 1953) was a senior officer in the Australian Army during World War II who...
Organisation (ASIO). He was the son of Brigadier MurrayMoten, a senior Australian Army officer. Moten was not a career intelligence officer. He had worked...
late June and early July 1943, the Australian troops from Brigadier MurrayMoten's 17th Brigade was ordered to push towards the Komiatum and Mount Tambu...
consisting mainly of the 17th Brigade under the command of Brigadier MurrayMoten – had advanced into the area surrounding Wau and towards Mubo. As elements...
consisting mainly of the 17th Brigade under the command of Brigadier MurrayMoten – had advanced into the area surrounding Wau and had begun moving towards...
move from Milne Bay to Wau on 4 January 1943. Its commander—Brigadier MurrayMoten—was ordered to assume command of Kanga Force and defend Wau. The Commander...
"Tubby" Allen (centre), commander of the 7th Division, with Lt Col. MurrayMoten (centre right), commander of the 2/27th Infantry Battalion and his men...
"Tubby" Allen (centre), commander of the 7th Division, with Lt Col. MurrayMoten (centre right), commander of the 2/27th Infantry Battalion and his men...
On 23 May, the commander of the Australian 17th Brigade, Brigadier MurrayMoten, issued orders for the 2/6th Infantry Battalion, under the command of...
the Battle of Wau left the 17th Infantry Brigade—now under Brigadier MurrayMoten—at Wau as the only troops in contact with the enemy in the South West...
disputes between Roosevelt and the commander of the 17th Brigade, Brigadier MurrayMoten, regarding whether or not the US troops were under Australian command...
General Frank Berryman, Lieutenant Colonel John Wilton and Brigadier MurrayMoten – to discuss the proposed landings. During the night of 28 June, the...
evolving music was the change in the name of Moten's signature tune, from "Moten Stomp" to "Moten Swing". Moten's orchestra had a highly successful tour in...
general is ever outside the economy of reproduction” (Moten, In the Break, 4). A key parameter in Moten's analytical method and the way he engages with Hartman's...
Walton Goggins Presented the award for Best Adaptation Aaron Moten Ella Purnell Sean Murray Introduced the announcement trailer for Light No Fire Simu Liu...
saxophone, and string bass player with the Bennie Moten Orchestra. "Fridays and Sundays I played with Bennie Moten and Saturdays with Dave Lewis who was paying...
in a band called Manufactured Funk with songwriter and musician Patrick Moten. Ronnie also played for both of his parents' bands. Through him, Turner...
Bonnie Tyler "Bridge over Troubled Water" Free Spirit Yes Yes Yes Wendy Moten "Your Love Is All I Know" Time For Change Yes Yes Yes "All That My Heart...
company named Truth. He hired a new co-producer and Keyboardist, Patrick Moten who worked with Ike Turner and Natalie Cole, and released the album Roads...
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