James Wolfe Murray
Sir James Wolfe Murray | |
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Portrait by Samuel Sidley, 1893 | |
| Born | 13 March 1853 Ireland |
| Died | 17 October 1919 (aged 66) Cringletie, Peebleshire, Scotland |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1872–1917 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands | Eastern Command Chief of the Imperial General Staff Scottish Command 9th (Secunderabad) Division |
| Conflicts | Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Order of Saint Anna, 1st Class (Russia) Order of the White Eagle (Russia) Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (Japan) |
Lieutenant-General Sir James Wolfe Murray KCB (13 March 1853 – 17 October 1919) was a British Army officer who served in the Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War, Second Boer War and First World War. He became Chief of the Imperial General Staff three months after the start of the First World War, but was ineffectual and was replaced in September 1915 following the failure of the Dardanelles campaign.