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Murray was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 September, 1910.<ref>Murray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/245.|D7603497}} ff. 248.</ref>
Murray was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 September, 1910.<ref>Murray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/245.|D7603497}} ff. 248.</ref>


Murray was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1914.<ref>Murray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/245.|D7603497}} ff. 248.</ref>
==Great War==
Murray was appointed as gunnery officer to {{UK-Cornwall}} on 8 January, 1912.  On 3 January, 1914, he advanced to be her first officer.  Murray was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1914.<ref>Murray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/245.|D7603497}} ff. 248.</ref> and left ''Cornwall'' on 4 January, 1915.  On the 23rd became executive officer in the {{UK-Caesar|f=t}}, remaining there until being superseded on 21 December.<ref>Murray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/245.|D7603497}} ff. 248.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 392''o''}}


==Post-war==
Murray was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1920.<ref>Murray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/245.|D7603497}} ff. 248.</ref>
Murray was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1920.<ref>Murray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/245.|D7603497}} ff. 248.</ref>


Murray was appointed in command of the {{UK-Colombo|f=t}} in April, 1923.{{MackieRNW}}
Murray was appointed in command of the {{UK-Colombo|f=t}} in April, 1923.


Wolfe-Murray was placed on the Retired List as being medically unfit owing to tuberculosis on 30 August, 1929.  He succumbed on on 16 November of the following year as reported in ''The Times'' on the 18th.<ref>Murray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/245.|D7603497}} ff. 248.</ref>
Wolfe-Murray was placed on the Retired List as being medically unfit owing to tuberculosis on 30 August, 1929.  He succumbed on on 16 November of the following year as reported in ''The Times'' on the 18th.<ref>Murray Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/45/245.|D7603497}} ff. 248.</ref>

Revision as of 19:21, 5 January 2016

Captain James Wolfe Murray, D.S.O., R.N. (9 June, 1880 – 16 November, 1930) served in the Royal Navy.

In 1927, he requested that his name be changed to James Wolfe-Murray.[1]

Life & Career

Murray was born in Surrey, the son of a Major in the Royal Artillery.[2]

Murray was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 September, 1902.[3]

Murray was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 September, 1910.[4]

Great War

Murray was appointed as gunnery officer to Cornwall on 8 January, 1912. On 3 January, 1914, he advanced to be her first officer. Murray was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1914.[5] and left Cornwall on 4 January, 1915. On the 23rd became executive officer in the battleship Cæsar, remaining there until being superseded on 21 December.[6][7]

Post-war

Murray was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1920.[8]

Murray was appointed in command of the light cruiser Colombo in April, 1923.

Wolfe-Murray was placed on the Retired List as being medically unfit owing to tuberculosis on 30 August, 1929. He succumbed on on 16 November of the following year as reported in The Times on the 18th.[9]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Archibald Cochrane 		Captain of H.M.S. Colombo
Apr, 1923[10] – Jul, 1925[11] 		Succeeded by
Hugh T. England
Preceded by
Benjamin W. Barrow 		Captain of H.M.S. Ark Royal
23 Aug, 1926[12] – 21 Nov, 1926[13] 		Succeeded by
James W. Murray
Preceded by
Maitland W. S. Boucher 		Captain of H.M.S. Argus
21 Nov, 1926[14] – 17 Jan, 1927[15] 		Succeeded by
Alexander R. Palmer
Preceded by
James W. Murray 		Captain of H.M.S. Ark Royal
17 Jan, 1927[16] – 23 Jan, 1928[17] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Kent
23 Jan, 1928[18] – Jun, 1929[19] 		Succeeded by
Bertram H. Ramsay

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
  2. ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
  3. ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
  4. ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
  5. ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
  6. ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392o.
  8. ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
  9. ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
  10. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
  12. ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
  13. ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
  14. ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
  15. ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
  16. ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
  17. ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
  18. ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
  19. ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.

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