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Son of Alexander James "Alick" MURRAY and Alice Elizabeth nee BOWMAN

Husband of Jean Marjorie nee KNOX

Death Of Noted S.A. Grazier
Mr. Eric Moray Murray, a well-known SA grazier and former polo player, died yesterday at Petherton, his station property near Mount Bryan. He was 58. Mr. Murray, who was a member of a noted SA family of stud sheep breeders, had been in ill-health for some time.

He enlisted as a trooper in King Edward's Light Horse in World War I and rose to the rank of lieutenant. He represented Australia in polo matches in England and France.

For many years Mr. Murray and his brother Mr. Cyril Murray carried on the Murray Merino stud at Mount Crawford.

Mr. Murray is survived by his wife and three daughters, Mrs. H Treweeke and Mrs. B. Manning, of Queensland, and Mrs. J. Knox, of Melbourne.

Late E. M. Murray Buried At Hallett
The body of the late Eric Moray Murray, whose death at the age of 59 was announced in "The Chronicle" last week, was buried in the Hallett cemetry after a service at the Petherton homestead, Mt. Bryan, where he had lived for 34 years. The funeral was attended by about 100 vehicles and was met at the Hallett cemetery by a guard of honor from  the Hallett branch of the RSL of which Mr. Murray was a foundation member and president for two years.

In World War I Mr. Murray rose from the ranks to be a temporary captain in King Edward's Horse. In that war he survived a sniper's bullet fired down the barrel of his own rifle. 

While on his way to America to marry Miss Jean Knox, of Melbourne, his ship was torpedoed in mid Atlantic. He was one of few survivors.

In World War II he was company commander in D Company, 10th Bn., V.D.C.

With his late brother Cyril, at Mt. Bryan, he carried on the Merino stud established at Murrayvale, Mt. Crawford, by his grandfather John Murray, in 1842. It is now being continued by a greatgrandson, Mr. A. R. Murray (Catarpo).

A leading authority on polo, Mr. Murray was a member of the undefeated team that toured Australia in 1925 and won the Australasian Gold Cup. About three years later he was invited to tour America playing polo.