commander, 4 engagements
Battles of Murray Moten
senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War, 1899 to 1953
Murray Moten is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas in 1943: 4 battles, all in present-day Papua New Guinea. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,355 km apart end to end, 452 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (4).
Engagements by year
In time order
Wars 1
Engagements by date
| Date | Engagement | Place | From the last | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 February 1943 | Battle of Wau | Wau, Papua New Guinea | Allied victory | |
| 22 April 1943 | Battle of Mubo | Territory of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | 664 km W | Allied victory |
| 22 April 1943 | Battle of Bobdubi | Territory of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | 0 km N | Allied victory |
| 16 July 1943 | Battle of Mount Tambu | Territory of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | 692 km E | Allied victory |
Sources and method
Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.