Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 161 Dr. Daniel Murray Dr. Daniel Murray, who was better known as 'Dr. Dan', was born at Meadowville, Pictou County, Nova Scotia in 1876. He received his early education at Pictou Academy and then attended Dalhousie Medical School in Halifax, N.S. Following his graduation, he went into practice with his brother Duncan at Pictou, N.S. Three years later Murray moved to Tatamagouche, Colchester County, to take-over the practice of Dr. Ed Roach. In 1907 he married Morna Carson of Pictou. They had four children: J. Carson (who also became a doctor and father to famous Canadian singer Anne Murray), Donald, Ethel and Betty. Murray served in the First World War in the Canadian Medical Corps, and on the Canadian Expeditionary Force in England, Canada and France. While in France he oversaw the building of a 30-bed hospital at La Joux for Canadians soldiers and he later organized a 150-bed hospital at Conche for Canadian troops. Following his return from the war, he joined the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 64 in Tatamagouche, of which he was a life member. He was a member of Sharon United Church and served as president of the Nova Scotia Medical Association. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Dalhousie and a Special Citizenship Award by King George V. His wife Morna died in 1964 and Dr. Murray died in 1967.
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