General Sir James Murray as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, May 1905
Born
(1853-03-13)13 March 1853 Ireland
Died
17 October 1919(1919-10-17) (aged 66) Cringletie, Peebleshire, Scotland
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1872–1917
Rank
Lieutenant-General
Commands held
Eastern Command Chief of the Imperial General Staff Scottish Command 9th (Secunderabad) Division
Battles/wars
Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War Second Boer War First World War
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Order of Saint Anna, 1st Class (Russia) Order of the White Eagle (Russia) Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (Japan)
Lieutenant-General Sir James Wolfe MurrayKCB (13 March 1853 – 17 October 1919) was a British Army officer who served in the Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War, Second Boer War and First World War. He became Chief of the Imperial General Staff three months after the start of the First World War, but was ineffectual and was replaced in September 1915 following the failure of the Dardanelles campaign.
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