Murray was born in 1922 in Leeds to Norman and Leah née Freedman. In 1939, the family were living at 95 Gathorne Terrace, Leeds and Norman was working as a foreman in the tailoring trade on government work.

Murray was the wireless operator on Wellington BK242 which departed from RAF Finningley on a day training exercise. The aircraft crashed attempting to overshoot killing all the crew:

Pilot, Sgt Thomas William Hodgson Dalziel, 1432841, aged 20.

Nav, Sgt William Baird Jarvie, 1344192, aged 21.

B/A, Sgt Edgar Farrer, 1562923, aged 29.

A/G, Sgt Louis Lazarus, 1611281, aged 22. Louis was also Jewish and has a page on the website.