service dress jacket
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19720083-005
- Event 1939-1945 Second World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Gieves Ltd.
- Date Made 1942/06
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Personal artifacts
- Sub-category Clothing, outerwear
- Department Dress and Insignia
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1942/06/01
- Latest 1942/06/30
- Inscription GIEVES LTD .../6/472 18/188 G.L L.W. Murray Bn
- Materials Mammal wool
- Rank Rear-Admiral
- Service Component Royal Canadian Navy
- Measurements Length 82.3 cm, Width 53.8 cm
- Caption Rear Admiral Leonard Warren Murray
- Additional Information This cap (19720083-004) and jacket (19720083-005) belonged to Rear Admiral Leonard Warren Murray, the only Canadian to command an Allied theatre of war during the Second World War. From 1943 to 1945, as Commander-in-Chief, Canadian Northwest Atlantic, Murray was responsible for convoys in this area and commanded the Canadian and Allied forces protecting them. His appointment reflected the Royal Canadian Navy's significant role in protecting North Atlantic convoys. The insignia on the jacket cuffs indicate Murray's rank, while the medal ribbons testify to a long career, including both world wars, and to recognition of his service by Canada and Allied countries.