Excerpt from Mildred G. Dooner's "The Last Post: A roll of all officers (naval, military or colonial) who gave their lives for their queen, king and country, in the South African War, 1899-1902."
"Capt. Fergus Murray, Scottish Rifles, was killed in action at Spion Kop, on the Upper Tugela, on Jan. 24th, 1900. He was the younger son of the late Commander John Murray, R.X., of Murraythwaite, Dumfriesshire, born Feb. 1868, and educated at Clifton College. He entered the Scottish Rifles in March, 1889, and was promoted lieut. March, 1892, and capt. Oct., 1897. At Spion Kop he was wounded in five places, but he still continued to command his company, staggering amongst his men till killed. Capt. Murray's name was brought to notice by his commanding officer for having rendered special valuable assistance Jan. 24th, and he is mentioned in the despatch of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Charles Warren, of Feb. 1st, 1900, for initiating an advance in the face of a heavy fire."
He is also commemorated on a Boer War brass memorial plaque and stained glass window at St John's Episcopal Church, Burnside, Moffat, Scotland in memory of the pupils of St Ninian's School who died in the 2nd Anglo Boer War (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/155389/).
"Capt. Fergus Murray, Scottish Rifles, was killed in action at Spion Kop, on the Upper Tugela, on Jan. 24th, 1900. He was the younger son of the late Commander John Murray, R.X., of Murraythwaite, Dumfriesshire, born Feb. 1868, and educated at Clifton College. He entered the Scottish Rifles in March, 1889, and was promoted lieut. March, 1892, and capt. Oct., 1897. At Spion Kop he was wounded in five places, but he still continued to command his company, staggering amongst his men till killed. Capt. Murray's name was brought to notice by his commanding officer for having rendered special valuable assistance Jan. 24th, and he is mentioned in the despatch of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Charles Warren, of Feb. 1st, 1900, for initiating an advance in the face of a heavy fire."
He is also commemorated on a Boer War brass memorial plaque and stained glass window at St John's Episcopal Church, Burnside, Moffat, Scotland in memory of the pupils of St Ninian's School who died in the 2nd Anglo Boer War (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/155389/).
Excerpt from Mildred G. Dooner's "The Last Post: A roll of all officers (naval, military or colonial) who gave their lives for their queen, king and country, in the South African War, 1899-1902."
"Capt. Fergus Murray, Scottish Rifles, was killed in action at Spion Kop, on the Upper Tugela, on Jan. 24th, 1900. He was the younger son of the late Commander John Murray, R.X., of Murraythwaite, Dumfriesshire, born Feb. 1868, and educated at Clifton College. He entered the Scottish Rifles in March, 1889, and was promoted lieut. March, 1892, and capt. Oct., 1897. At Spion Kop he was wounded in five places, but he still continued to command his company, staggering amongst his men till killed. Capt. Murray's name was brought to notice by his commanding officer for having rendered special valuable assistance Jan. 24th, and he is mentioned in the despatch of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Charles Warren, of Feb. 1st, 1900, for initiating an advance in the face of a heavy fire."
He is also commemorated on a Boer War brass memorial plaque and stained glass window at St John's Episcopal Church, Burnside, Moffat, Scotland in memory of the pupils of St Ninian's School who died in the 2nd Anglo Boer War (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/155389/).
"Capt. Fergus Murray, Scottish Rifles, was killed in action at Spion Kop, on the Upper Tugela, on Jan. 24th, 1900. He was the younger son of the late Commander John Murray, R.X., of Murraythwaite, Dumfriesshire, born Feb. 1868, and educated at Clifton College. He entered the Scottish Rifles in March, 1889, and was promoted lieut. March, 1892, and capt. Oct., 1897. At Spion Kop he was wounded in five places, but he still continued to command his company, staggering amongst his men till killed. Capt. Murray's name was brought to notice by his commanding officer for having rendered special valuable assistance Jan. 24th, and he is mentioned in the despatch of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Charles Warren, of Feb. 1st, 1900, for initiating an advance in the face of a heavy fire."
He is also commemorated on a Boer War brass memorial plaque and stained glass window at St John's Episcopal Church, Burnside, Moffat, Scotland in memory of the pupils of St Ninian's School who died in the 2nd Anglo Boer War (see: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/155389/).
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