Date of birth 11 December 1886 Date of death 20 July 1918 (aged 32) Years Team | Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland Playing position Position Forward | |
Place of death Bois de Courton, France | ||
Herbert Murray MC (11 December 1886 – 20 July 1918) was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Scottish Football League, most notably for Aberdeen.
Personal life
Murray attended Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen University and taught at Robert Gordon Technical College. In early 1915, with the First World War underway, Murray enlisted in the Gordon Highlanders and received a commission on 9 August 1915. He was severely wounded on the Western Front in mid-1915 and sent back to Britain, serving as a musketry instructor. He returned to the front in April 1917 and was awarded the Military Cross for bravery in the field during the Spring Offensive in March 1918. Murray was serving with the rank of captain when he was killed in the Bois de Courton, near Épernay on 20 July 1918, during the Second Battle of the Marne. He was buried in Marfaux British Cemetery.