More about George Murray

George has no known grave but is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

He was serving aboard H.M.S. Hawke which was a light Cruiser when she was attacked on 15.10.1914 and torpedoed by German Submarine U-9 off the coast of Aberdeen. The torpedo struck amidships and she capsized within 10 minutes. The Destroyer  “Swift” and the Steamer “Modesta” went to her aid and picked up 71 survivors but 524 crew were lost.

Family Background:

George`s father, also George, was a millwright and the family lived at 10 Roslin Terrace, Dundee

Service History:

George joined the RNVR in 1909 and was a bandsman with the RNVR Unicorn Band. He joined HMS Hawke on 5^th August 1914 in Queenstown, Ireland. On the night of 14^th October the Hawke was torpedoed by submarine U-9 whilst patrolling off Aberdeen in the North Sea.79 seamen survived but 524 died, of whom George was one.