James Wolfe Murray
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]
Murray was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1914.[5]
Murray was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1920.[6]
Murray was appointed in command of the light cruiser Colombo in April, 1923.[7]
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.[8]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Archibald Cochrane |
Captain of H.M.S. Colombo Apr, 1923[9] |
Succeeded by Hugh T. England |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Kent Jan, 1928[10] – Jul, 1929[11] |
Succeeded by Bertram H. Ramsay |
Footnotes
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
