Murray had reached the rank of lieutenant by the war's end, and in June 1918 was wounded in action while fighting in France.
After being discharged from the army, he worked at various timbermills in Western Australia's South West, including as a millhand, clerk, and foreman.
Murray re-enlisted in the army in 1940, but was able to remain in Western Australia, working as a training officer and in logistics.
However, his time in the Legislative Assembly was short-lived, with Labor's Frank Guthrie reclaiming the seat for his party at the 1950 election.
[2] Murray re-entered parliament at a 1951 by-election for South-West Province, having worked as a sawmill manager in the meantime.