MURRAY – THE HON. EDWARD OLIPHANT
| Born: 1871/10/22 Rank: CAPT. Regiment: CAMERON HIGHLANDERS GPS: |
Reason for death: KILLED IA Place of death: ZASTRON-QUAGGASFONTEIN/ELANDSKLOOF Date of death: 1901/09/20 Memorial: UNITED KINGDOM – STEVE WATT – “IN MEMORIAM” |
Note:
IN HIS BOOK “IN THE SHADOW DEATH” GENERAL P.H. KRITZINGER DESCRIBES THE ACTION AS FOLLOWS:-
“IN A QUARTER OF AN HOUR ALL WAS OVER AND THE WHOLE CAMP TAKEN. TWO MAXIMS WERE DESTROYED AND AN ARMSTRONG WAS TAKEN ALONG WITH US. WHAT HAVOC WAS PLAYED IN THAT BRIEF QUARTER OF AN HOUR! THE WOUNDED MULES, HORSES AND MEN LAY GROANING SIDE BY SIDE. COLONEL MURRAY, CAPTAIN MURRAY, AND ALMOST ALL THE OTHER OFFICERS, FELL IN THE ACTION”.
