John Congreve Murray (21 August 1882 – 23 September 1917) was a Scottish first-class

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er and

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officer. The son of Patrick Murray, a solicitor, and his wife, Agnes Evelyn, he was born at

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in August 1882. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, where he played for the cricket XI. After completing his education, he became a

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and was employed by Messrs Guild, Lawson and Murray. A member of the Grange Cricket Club, he was selected to play for

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in 1909, making his first-class debut against

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. Murray made a further two first-class appearances for Scotland, against the touring

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in 1912 and Ireland in 1913, with both matches played at

. Although a

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, Murray only kept wicket in one of his first-class appearances. As a batsman he scored 78 runs with a highest score of 34. Murray served in the

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with the

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, being commissioned as a second lieutenant In January 1915, with promotion to the temporary rank of

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following in July 1915. He arrived in France in June 1917 and proceeded to see action on the Western Front. Murray was confirmed in the rank of lieutenant in July 1917, with precedence from June 1916. He was seriously wounded in action on 20 September 1917, during the Battle of Passchendaele and succumbed to his wounds three days later. He was buried at the Dozingham Military Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, John 1882 births 1917 deaths Cricketers from Edinburgh People educated at Edinburgh Academy Scottish stockbrokers Scottish cricketers Royal Scots officers British Army personnel of World War I British military personnel killed in World War I 20th-century Scottish businesspeople