![]() ![]() Sir Thomas Murray's political life has been still more busy. He took part in the relief of Ladysmith and was three times mentioned in despatches subsequently he was General Superintendent of Burgher Camps in Natal, and the Transvaal and Natal Governments, Lord Milner, and Mr Chamberlain specially thanked Mr Murray for his services, who was then made KCMG. ![]() In the Boer War he raised and commanded Murray's Horse (1899), and was Chief of Murray's Scouts and of General Buller's Intelligence Department on the Staff. As early as 1873 he was a member of the Natal Frontier Guards, and in 1879 served as second in command of the Ladysmith Defence Force in the Zulu War. ![]() Sir Thomas Murray has for over thirty years taken a prominent part in the Military, Political, Commercial, and Sporting interests of Natal. ![]() "Son of A K Murray, he was born November 6, 1854, in Pine Town, Natal, where he also received his education. ![]()
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