John Matthew Murray (23 June 1873 – 31 May 1916) was a Scottish first-class

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er and

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officer. The son of James and Christina Murray, he was born at

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in June 1873. He was educated at both Aberdeen Grammar School and Galashiels Academy, before studying engineering at Heriot Watt Engineering School. He served in the Royal Navy, firstly as an assistant engineer, before being promoted to the rank of engineer in June 1902. He served as an engineering instructor at the

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for over twenty years. He was appointed as the superintendent overseeing the construction of in 1902, joining the ship when it was commissioned in 1905. A keen cricketer, Murray made a single

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appearance for the

, making his debut against the British Army cricket team at

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in 1913. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed without scoring in the Royal Navy's first-innings by Harold Fawcus, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 29 runs by the same bowler. Murray served in the

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, during which he was seconded to the battleship . He served aboard the ship at the

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on 31 May 1916, when he was killed after the ship exploded and sank.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, John 1873 births 1916 deaths Cricketers from Aberdeen People educated at Aberdeen Grammar School People educated at Galashiels Academy Alumni of Heriot-Watt University Scottish military engineers Scottish cricketers Royal Navy cricketers Royal Navy officers of World War I British military personnel killed in World War I Military personnel from Aberdeen