| John Murray | |
| Birth Date: | 1837 |
| Death Date: | 7 November |
| Birth Place: | Birr, County Offaly |
| Death Place: | Derrinlogh, County Offaly |
| Placeofburial: | Eglish Churchyard, County Offaly |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | British Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1852–1873 |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Unit: | 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) |
| Battles: | Crimean War New Zealand Wars |
| Awards: | Victoria Cross Crimea Medal, Sebastopol, Inkermann, Balaclava, Alma clasps Long Service & Good Conduct Medal Turkish Crimea Medal[1] Visit to Ireland Medal, 1900[2] |
John Murray (February 1837 – 7 November 1911) was a British Army soldier and an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Murray was born in Birr, County Offaly, in February 1837.
Sergeant John Murray, 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry), was approximately 27 years old during the Waikato-Hauhau Maori War in New Zealand when the following deed took place on 21 June 1864 at Tauranga for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC):
Murray died at Derrinlogh in County Offaly on 7 November 1911.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Durham Light Infantry Museum & Durham Art Gallery in Durham, England.