Surgeon Major Thomas Hamilton Murray

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Surgeon Major Thomas Hamilton Murray was born before 1832.
     He married Caroline Emma Glanville, daughter of Dr Thomas William Glanville and Catherine Moody Runciman, on 5 December 1853 at St John's Parish Church, Hampstead, MDX, ENG, registered Hampstead. By licence, both of full age. Bachelor and spinster. Fathers named Richard Murray illegible in hill service, Thomas William Glanville surgeon. Witnesses Maria Glanville, Catherine Glanville.
     He died in 1879 at India.

Other information

     Record of services of T H Murray MD from 1845 –1879 Surgeon Major HM Indian Army.
Sep 1845 – Dec 1850 in permanent medical charge of civil status of Chumparum. In medical charge of HM’s troops on board the ship ‘Buckinghamshire’ when that vessel was totally destroyed by fire at the ‘Sandheads’ on the night of March 3rd 1851. Thanked by the Government for his courage & resolution in saving the lives of the sick at great personal risk. Leave on medical certificate to Europe for 3 years to May 1854 (married Caroline Emma Glanville Dec 15 1853 at Hampstead Parish Church)
In medical charge of Nowgong in Assam from Aug 1854 – March 1855.
Appointed by Lord Wallhouse to the permanent medical charge of an infantry regiment at Nagpore central India. But owing to fever contracted in Assam could not join and was obliged to take leave on medical certificate to Europe from may 1855 to Sept 1856
In permanent medical charge of the 7^th regiment Cavalier contingent from Oct 1857 to June 3^rd 1857. Regiment mutinied on the night of June 3^rd 1857.
Served throughout the mutinies (July 1857 – March 1858 at Neemuch in medical charge of staff & details neemuch superintendency & political agency. Present in medical charge of details 83^rd regiment at the attack on the mutineers on the night of the 12^th Aug 1857
Present in medical charge of the volunteers cavalry & Artillery in the action of Nimbahera 19^th Sept 1857
Present in medical charge of the infantry in action at Faerun 23^rd October 1857 – wounded slightly.)
Present in medical charge of the cavalry in the repulse given to the murdersom rebels on the 8^th Nov 1857.
Was one of the Neemuch garrison during the defence of the fortified square against the murdersom rebels from the 9^th to the 22^nd Nov 1857 was mentioned for his gallantry in the dispatches of Major Simpson & Major Lloyd.
Present in medical charge of a squadron 2^nd Bombay Light Calvary at the siege & capture of Kotah March 1858
In medical charge of the Meena Corps (now Deole irregular force) April 1855.
In permanent medical charge of the Mhair Regiment Aymere 2 July 1858 – nov23 1860.
In permanent medical charge of the Civil station Aymere from Nov 23 to April 7^th 1879 when he died, just as he was leaving for home. He is buried in the cemetery in Aymere with his two eldest sons.