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George Clark Murray, Imperial Light Infantry - killed at Spion Kop, 25.1.1900 2 years 9 months ago #76866

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The Murray family grave is in the Wauchope burial ground, outside Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway. Wauchope parish church, which was in what is now the burial ground, was demolished when a new parish was formed in 1703.


GEORGE CLARK MURRAY, THEIR
SON WHO DIED AT SPION KOP SOUTH AFRICA 25TH JAN
Y
1900 AGED 29 YEARS.




LANGHOLM MAN KILLED AT SPION KOP.
....News was received on Thursday of the death of Mr G. C. Murray, Imperial Light Infantry, who was killed at Spion Kop. He was the son of Mr James Murray, Langholm, and served his time as an ironmonger with Mr Milroy, Langholm. He subsequently held positions in Ayr, Glasgow, and Edinburgh, when he got a good appointment at Johannesburg. He joined the Imperial Light Infantry at Durban, and was last heard from at Estcourt.
Dumfries and Galloway Standard, Saturday 3rd February 1900


More lichen on the back of the stone.



The full inscription reads: -
IN MEMORY OF
ANNE MURRAY
DAUGHTER OF JAMES MURRAY
AND JANET CLARK WHO DIED AT LANGHOLM
4TH NOV
R 1876, AGED 9 MONTHS
ALSO GEORGE CLARK MURRAY, THEIR
SON WHO DIED AT SPION KOP SOUTH AFRICA 25
TH JAN Y
1900 AGED 29 YEARS. ALSO THE ABOVE
JAMES MURRAY WHO DIED AT LANGHOLM,
26
TH JULY 1907, AGED 79 YEARS.
ALSO A SECOND ANNIE THEIR DAUGHTER
WIFE OF THOMAS R. SCOTT WHO DIED
AT PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA 20
TH SEP R 1907,
AGED 27 YEARS.
...........ALSO THE ABOVE
JANET CLARK, WHO DIED 12
TH JULY 1926,
AGED 86 YEARS. ALSO MARGARET
ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
JAMES MURRAY WHO DIED 14
TH MAY 1955
AGED 90 YEARS.
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George Clark Murray, Imperial Light Infantry - killed at Spion Kop, 25.1.1900 2 years 9 months ago #76878

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The ILI Memorial at Spioenkop:

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George Clark Murray, Imperial Light Infantry - killed at Spion Kop, 25.1.1900 2 years 9 months ago #76884

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Thanks, Brett.

The Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser also reported on Murray's death, and mentioned a Langholm man who was wounded at Spion Kop, Private John E. Airey.
www.langholmarchive.org.uk/search.php?st...text=Spion+Kop&name=

Here are the names of some more soldiers from Langholm and the surrounding area - www.langholmarchive.org.uk/search.php?st...19&text=Africa&name=

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