In Memory Of

MURRAY, RONALD ERNEST

Service Details
Age:
 46
Date of Birth:
 1874-01-27
Rank:
 Lieutenant Colonel
Unit:
 Southern Rhodesia Column
Unit 2:
 in Northern Rhodesia and German East Africa.
Regiment:
 British South African Police
Date of Death:
 1920-06-29
Cause of Death:
 Died of heart disease, contracted in German East Africa
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 NORTH HAYLING (ST. PETER) CHURCHYARD
Localitly:
 Hampshire
Country:
 United Kingdom
Additional Information
Decorations:
 D S O and bar, D C M, Mentioned in Despatches, Croix de Guerre (France)
Citations:
 DSO LG Sup 26 April 1917 pg 3934 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in command of his column. He set a splendid example of gallantry and able leadership during a successful assault on very superior forces of the enemy." Bar to DSO LG Sup 1 January 1918 pg 17 - "For distinguished service in the Field"; Croix de Guerre LG Sup 31 August 1917 pg 9109; MID LG Sup 22 September 1917 pg. 9845
Husband of Rosamond Murray. Born Grahamstown. Served in the South African War.