. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. 92 IN MURRAY, HERBERT : Captain, 4th Bat-talion Gordon Highlanders; ; son of Peter Murray,builder; born NewKills,Aberdeenshire, 11 De-cember 1885 ; edu-cated Gordons C o 1-lege. He , 1908, and joinedthe teaching staff ofGordons College. Early in 1915 heenlisted ia the 4th Bat-talion Gordon High-landers, and after ashort training was sentout to France. From April to June the Bat-talion was constantly in action, and he wasseverely wounded and sent to hospital in Eng-land. In August of the same year he receivedhis commiss
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. 92 IN MURRAY, HERBERT : Captain, 4th Bat-talion Gordon Highlanders; ; son of Peter Murray,builder; born NewKills,Aberdeenshire, 11 De-cember 1885 ; edu-cated Gordons C o 1-lege. He , 1908, and joinedthe teaching staff ofGordons College. Early in 1915 heenlisted ia the 4th Bat-talion Gordon High-landers, and after ashort training was sentout to France. From April to June the Bat-talion was constantly in action, and he wasseverely wounded and sent to hospital in Eng-land. In August of the same year he receivedhis commission, and spent about eight monthsas musketry instructor at home. In April 1917he was again at the Front. For his brilliantand courageous action during the terrible daysof March 1918, he was awarded the MilitaryCross ; and from then till 20 July 1918, whenhe fell at the Bois de Courton north of Epernay,he took part in all the fighting where his Bat-talion had so foremost a place. The same strong and lovable personality, thatwon him friendship and affection all
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