In Memory Of

MURRAY, ANDREW HALDANE

Service Details
Age:
 49
Date of Birth:
 1866-11-11
Service No:
 5
Rank:
 Lieutenant
Unit:
 7th
Regiment:
 South African Horse
Date of Death:
 1916-09-16
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, while dragging a wounded man from the Rufiji Road after an encounter with Askari
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Special Memorial
Cemetery:
 MOROGORO CEMETERY
Country:
 Tanzania
Additional Information
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 LG Sup 8 February 1917 pg. 1354 - "For meritorious service in the field in East Africa"
Son of the Rev. Dr. Andrew Murray and Mrs. Emma Rudd-Murray, of Wellington, South Africa. Husband of Sarah Marie Edwards Murray, of Broederstroom, Graaff-Reinet. South African Member of Parliament. Alternative Commemoration - buried at Dakawa (Mgeta River) Graves