Durrant, James Murdoch Archer (Major General, b.1885 - d.1963) Accession Number: PR88/009

Description

Collection relating to the First World War service of Major General James Murdoch Archer Durrant CMG, DSO, 13th Infantry Battalion and 4th Infantry Brigade, France and Belgium. Collection consists of a variety of reports, circulars, orders and administrative notes relating to the 4th Infantry Brigade activities during 1916-1917, including topics such as the Attack on Stormy Trench, the First Battle of Bullecourt, Allied and German aircraft. Also included are maps and aerial photographs from both Gallipoli and the Western Front; serials and newspaper clippings; personal notes; lectures prepared by Durrant; pamphlets and other publications.

Following the Armistice, Durrant was appointed Deputy Director with the Repatriation and Demobilisation Department. He continued to serve in senior staff roles including as GOC of Western Command and later as GOC Northern Command during the Second World War.

Details

Conflicts

• Period 1930-1939
• Second World War, 1939-1945
• Period 1920-1929
• First World War, 1914-1918

Places

• Stormy Trench
• Bullecourt
• France

Events

• Western Front

Units

• 4th Australian Infantry Brigade
• 13th Australian Infantry Battalion
• Western Command

Tags

• Correspondence
• Publications
• Lectures