Service Details
Name:
 MURRAY
Given Name:
 ANDREW HALDANE
Initials:
 A H
Service No:
 5
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Horse
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Unit:
 7th
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Date of Death:
 1916-09-16
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Date of Birth:
 1866-11-11
Age:
 49
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, while dragging a wounded man from the Rufiji Road after an encounter with Askari
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 LG Sup 8 February 1917 pg. 1354 - "For meritorious service in the field in East Africa"
Additional
Information:
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
Commemoration
Country:
 Tanzania
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Cemetery:
 MOROGORO CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Special Memorial

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