Lady Murray
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Marjorie Nellie, Lady Murray (née
Culverwell) (October 3, 1924 - February 6, 2010) was a British
administrator who was one of the last people to witness both the Nuremberg
and Tokyo
war crimes trials. She was married to Sir Donald Murray, who served as British ambassador to Libya from 1974 to 1976.
Lady Murray worked at the GCHQ working on weather translations. She had learnt German
from her father who had been held as a prisoner of war
during World War I
. She was transferred to Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force in Grosvenor Square, London
, where she was one of the few people to know the planned date of the D-Day
landings. After the liberation of Paris
, she was transferred there, and then to Germany to work on the Nuremberg Trials
.
Soon after returning from Germany she was sent to Japan
to work on the Tokyo trial. After she and her husband retired they moved to Kent
.
Lady Murray died on February 6, 2010. Her husband pre-deceased her. She is survived by her four children.
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Culverwell) (October 3, 1924 - February 6, 2010) was a British
United Kingdom
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administrator who was one of the last people to witness both the Nuremberg
Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the victorious Allied forces of World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of the defeated Nazi Germany....
and Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
war crimes trials. She was married to Sir Donald Murray, who served as British ambassador to Libya from 1974 to 1976.
Lady Murray worked at the GCHQ working on weather translations. She had learnt German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
from her father who had been held as a prisoner of war
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. She was transferred to Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force in Grosvenor Square, London
London
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, where she was one of the few people to know the planned date of the D-Day
D-Day
D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. "D-Day" often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar...
landings. After the liberation of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, she was transferred there, and then to Germany to work on the Nuremberg Trials
Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the victorious Allied forces of World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of the defeated Nazi Germany....
.
Soon after returning from Germany she was sent to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
to work on the Tokyo trial. After she and her husband retired they moved to Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
.
Lady Murray died on February 6, 2010. Her husband pre-deceased her. She is survived by her four children.