David Murray-Lyon married Meredith Napier in 1916, they had two daughters and one son.
10 Facts About David Murray-Lyon
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David Murray-Lyon transferred to the 3rd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, as part of the reserve of officers, in 1910.
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In 1911 David Murray-Lyon became a regular army officer and was transferred to the 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry based in Lucknow, India.
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David Murray-Lyon returned to France in December 1916 as second-in-command of the 2nd Battalion.
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David Murray-Lyon remained in the front lines throughout 1916 and most of 1917 with this battalion.
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David Murray-Lyon commanded this battalion through the rest of the war.
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David Murray-Lyon returned to the Highland Light Infantry and became adjutant of the 6th Battalion in 1920 and later with the 2nd Battalion he held various posts in their advance parties and auxiliary forces based in Egypt and India.
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In 1936 during fighting in Waziristan on the North West Frontier, David Murray-Lyon received a Bar to his DSO.
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David Murray-Lyon's division looked good on paper, but in reality it consisted of two regular British Army battalions, the backbone of the division, four newly raised and half-trained Indian Army battalions and three Gurkha battalions, one of which consisted of 18-year-olds who had only recently arrived in Malaya.
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On one occasion David Murray-Lyon was fast enough to draw his service revolver and shoot one off his motorcycle.