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Murray, Robert Howson, eldest son of Robert Cunninghame Murray, of Kenley, Surrey; b. April 14, 1882; adm. Sept. 24, 1896 (A); left July 1900; an architect; Asst. District Resident, Nyasaland, 1910; Administrative Officer 1st grade, Feb. 1923; Provincial Commissioner Jan. 1928; C.M.G. 1934; m. April 19, 1917, Rosamond Elsie, youngest daughter of -- Marsland, of Colchester, Essex; d. Dec. 1960.

Murray, Reginald Edward, son of Edward Digby Murray, of Old Charlton, Kent, by Eleanor Bellas, daughter of Robert Chapman, of Old Charlton, Kent; b. Oct. 24, 1878; adm. Sept. 22, 1892 (H); left July 1896; a journalist; m. Nov. 10, 1914, Beatrice Adelaide, daughter of George Richardson, of Southwark; d. Feb. 22, 1927.

Murray, Kenneth Andrew Silver, son of the Rev. Arthur Silver Murray, Vicar of Hornings­ham, Wilts, by Rose Evelyn, daughter of Henry Richard Woodhouse, of London; b. June 9, 1904; adm. Jan. 18, 1917 (G); left March 1918; d. 9 Nov. 1991.

MURRAY, SIR JOHN, BART., elder son of Sir Robert Murray, Bart., Receiver-Gen. of Customs (S), and his second wife Susan, dau. of John Renton, Lanerton, Forfarshire; b.; adm. 4 Nov 1778; Ensign, 3rd Foot Guards 24 Oct 1788; Lieut. and Capt., 25 Apr 1793; Brevet Maj., 30 Apr 1794; Lieut. -Col., 84th Foot 31 May 1794; Col. in the Army 1 Jan 1800; Major-Gen., 30 Oct 1805; Col., Royal Regt. of Malta 23 Feb 1808; Col., 3rd West India Regt., 27 May 1809; Lieut. -Gen., 1 Jan 1812; Col., 56th Foot, from 31 Mar 1818; Gen., 27 May 1825; served in Flanders 1793-4; commanded 84th Foot at capture of Cape of Good Hope 1796; in command, Red Sea 1798-1800; Quartermaster-Gen. of Indian Army employed in Egypt under Sir David Baird 1801; commanded British forces in Mahratta War 1803-4; served under Sir John Moore in Portugal 1808-9; appointed to a command in army in Sicily under Lord William Bentinck (qv) 1812; court-martialled Jan 1815 for sacrificing his guns and stores at Tarragona in Jun 1813, and for neglecting Wellington’s instructions, but was acquitted of the charges and ordered to be admonished for an “error in judgement”; succeeded half-brother as 8th baronet 26 Apr 1811; MP Wootton Bassett 1807 – Apr 1811, Weymouth and Melcombe Regis 11 May 1811-8; GCH 1817; m. 25 Aug 1807 Hon. Anne Elizabeth Cholmley Phipps, only dau. of Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave (I) and 1st Baron Mulgrave (GB), PC; d. at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 15 Oct 1827.

MURRAY, JOHN; b.; adm. 14 Oct 1778; left 1784. [note John Murray, son of Donald Murray, St. George’s, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 20 May 1784, aged 18, BA 1788, MA 1791]

MURRAY, JOHN, 4TH DUKE OF ATHOLL (S), eldest son of John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl (S) KT, and his cousin Lady Charlotte Murray, Baroness Strange, dau. of James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl (S); b. 30 Jun 1755; in school lists 1764; at Eton Coll. 1767-70; succ. father as 4th Duke of Atholl (S) 5 Nov 1774; raised the Atholl Highlanders in 1777; a Representative Peer for Scotland 1780-6; created Earl Strange (GB) 18 Aug 1786; Capt. -Gen. and Commander in Chief, Isle of Man 4 Feb 1793; Lord Lieut., Perthshire, from 1798; succ. mother as Baron Strange (E) 13 Oct 1805; FRS 9 Nov 1780; Privy Councillor 28 Jun 1797; KT 3 Apr 1800; m. 1st, 26 Dec 1774 Hon. Jane Cathcart, Maid of Honour to Queen Charlotte, dau. of Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Baron Cathcart (S) (qv); m. 2nd, 11 Mar 1794 Hon. Margery Forbes, widow of John, Lord Macleod, and eldest dau. of James Forbes, 16th Baron Forbes (S); d. 29 Sep 1830.

MURRAY, JOHN MURRAY, eldest son of Maj. Adolphus Murray (formerly Cottin), [check regt. ?], Ardeley Bury, Herts., Gentleman Usher to Queen Adelaide, and Susannah Catherine Saunders, dau. of John Murray, Ardeley Bury, Herts.; b. 22 Jan 1834; adm. 22 Sep 1848 (G); Cadet, EICS Bengal 1853; Cornet, 4 Dec 1853; 6th Light Cavalry 15 May 1854; Lieut., 24 Dec 1855; d. at Nynee Tal, India 14 Apr 1856.

MURRAY, JOHN ARCHIBALD, LORD MURRAY, brother of William Murray (adm. 1786, qv); b. 8 Jun 1778; at Edinburgh High School; in school list 1795 (Steward, Anniversary Dinner 1825, 1843); Edinburgh Univ. ; at university a member of Juvenile Literary Society and of the Speculative Society; adm. advocate 14 Jan 1800; took a prominent part in agitation for the Reform Bill of 1832; MP (Whig) Leith District 1832 – Apr 1839; Lord Advocate May – Nov 1834, Apr 1835 –Apr 1839; an Ordinary Lord of Session, with judicial title of Lord Murray, from Apr 1839; knighted 24 Apr 1839; a contributor to Edinburgh Review from its commencement; m. 23 Dec 1826 Mary, eldest dau. of William Rigby, Oldfield Hall, Cheshire; d. 7 Mar 1859. DNB.

Murray, John Alan Colin, son of Capt. George Shirley Kilby and Gladys Grace, d. of Keith Wil­liam Murray, Portcullis Poursuivant, and grand-daughter of William Powell Murray (qv); b. 19 Apr. 1920; assumed the name of Murray in lieu of Kilby 1932; adm. Jan. 1933 (R); left Dec. 1934; HLI 1940-2 (Lieut.), attd Army Film Unit; killed in action (Middle East) June 1942.

John Alan Colin Kilby was born at Kensington, London on the 19th of April 1920 the only son of Captain George Shirley Kilby, 11th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles), and Gladys Grace (nee Murray) Kilby of 1, Winchester Court, Kensington in London. He assumed his mother’s maiden name of Murray in 1932, presumably because of his parent’s divorce in 1927. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Rigaud’s from January 1933 to December 1934.
He attended an Officer Cadet Training Unit before being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Highland Light Infantry on the 20th of April 1940. He was later attached to the Army Film and Photographic Unit where he served with No. 1 Section.
On the 27th of May 1942, the Afrika Corps launched an attack on the left flank of the British held Gazala Line at Bir Hacheim. This was the first time the Army Film and Photographic Unit had found the opportunity to film a major battle. On the 30th of May, John Murray visited the Headquarters of 50th Division and when he returned to the unit he wrote the following: - “It is indeed most depressing to make every effort to take good filmic photographs and to go into places where it is by no means healthy, and know that with a “dual” camera the efforts may be worthless. Sgts. Travis and Berman both seemed in good spirits, though sorry that they could not be in the attack.”
By the 8th of June, he and his men were with the South African Division where they were taking both still photographs and cine film. On the 9th of June 1942, John Murray and Lieutenant Graham had been filming during heavy fighting in the area of the Knightsbridge Box when they returned to their jeep. While travelling in the rear area of the British lines they entered an unmarked minefield and their jeep ran over a mine. Lieutenant Graham was unhurt but John Murray had received a wound to his neck and was bleeding profusely. Graham tried to stem the bleeding but the wound was too deep and John Murray died a few minutes later from loss of blood.
He is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial Column 69.