Freeman Murray
Freeman Murray | |
|---|---|
 Freeman Murray | |
| Born | 1803 |
| Died | 1885 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Chatham District Eastern District |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
General Freeman Murray CB (1803-1885) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Eastern District.
Military career
Murray was commissioned as an ensign in the 64th Regiment of Foot on 5 March 1825.[1] He served as Governor of Bermuda from 1854 to 1859 and again from 1860 to 1861.[2]
He went on to be General Officer Commanding, Chatham District in January 1867 and General Officer Commanding Eastern District in April 1870.[3]
Murray was also Colonel of the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot from 1873 to 1875,[4] the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot from 1875 to 1876 [5] and the Second Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps from 1876 to 1895.[6]
References
- ^ "No. 18114". The London Gazette. 24 February 1825. p. 370.
- ^ "Governors of Bermuda". Government of Bermuda. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "57th (the West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 1 December 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 24 May 2006. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "King's Royal Rifle Corps". British Empire. Retrieved 21 November 2015.