Editing David Murray Anderson (section)

==Governor of New South Wales==
[[File:SLNSW 15302 Arrival of the Governor Admiral Sir Murray and Lady Anderson.jpg|thumb|{{sclass2|County|cruiser}} {{HMAS|Canberra|D33|6}} entering Sydney Harbour on 6 August 1936 carrying Sir Murray and Lady Anderson]]
In November 1935 it was announced that Anderson was to become the [[Governor of New South Wales]],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34281|page=2893| date=24 April 1936}}</ref> a relatively quieter post. He was invested by [[Edward VIII|King Edward VIII]] as a [[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]] on 5 May 1936,<ref name=KCMG>{{London Gazette|issue=34282|page=2974|date=5 May 1936}}</ref> and as a Knight of Grace of the [[Venerable Order of St John|Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem]] on 23 June 1936.<ref name=KStJ>{{London Gazette| issue=34297|page=4013|date=23 June 1936}}</ref>

''En route'' to Australia Anderson was taken ill, and had to spend six weeks in hospital in [[Perth, Western Australia]]. He was sworn in at [[Sydney]] on 6 August 1936. Because of his recurring illness, Lady Anderson undertook many official duties on his behalf, while the [[Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales]], [[Philip Whistler Street|Sir Philip Street]], carried out his legislative and ceremonial duties. On 29 October he collapsed and died of a cerebral haemorrhage early in the morning the next day at [[Government House, Sydney|Government House]].

===Funeral and burial===
His body was [[laid in state]] in [[St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney]] by way of a [[Gun carriage#State and military funerals|gun carriage]] pulled by the sailors and officers of the [[HMAS Canberra (D33)|HMAS ''Canberra'']] on 2 November 1936.<ref name=funeral>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17288915 |title=MOURNING FOR GOVERNOR. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=3 November 1936 |accessdate=24 May 2025 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17288774 |title=FUNERAL SERVICE AT ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL FOR LATE SIR MURRAY ANDERSON, GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=3 November 1936 |accessdate=24 May 2025 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17282058 |title=CITIZENS PAID TRIBUTE AS FUNERAL CORTEGE OF LATE GOVERNOR PROCEEDED TO ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=2 November 1936 |accessdate=24 May 2025 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The funeral was attended by the Governor-General, [[Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie|The Lord Gowrie]], and the Premier, [[Bertram Stevens (politician)|Bertram Stevens]], who gave an address: {{blockquote|"To those who knew him, the State seems a poorer place for the passing of a gallant and high-hearted gentleman. To those who did not have the privilege of personal acquaintance there comes the regret appropriate to the death of the man who, under his Majesty, was the titular head of our State; a proven servant of the Empire, a man whose honours were deserved, and who carried his distinctions with grace, has gone to his rest. The tragic shortness of the tenure of his last high office has brought no small loss to our State. Only those who knew him, who had the benefit of his kindliness and experience, know how great that loss actually is. Time gave him no chance to prove himself to the mass of the people; but all those who came into contact with him knew the sterling qualities which were in his character. He was a man upon whom authority sat quietly and easily."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17284285 |title="GREAT LOSS." |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=31 October 1936 |accessdate=24 May 2025 |page=17 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>}}

Following the funeral, his body, embalmed and enclosed in lead coffin with an outer wood casket by Wood Coffill Funeral Directors, was conveyed to the Chapel of [[Bishopscourt, Darling Point]], the residence of the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, [[Howard Mowll]].<ref name=funeral/> On 18 November 1936, Lady Anderson departed Sydney by train to Adelaide with his body to return to England aboard the [[SS Orontes|RMS ''Orontes'']] on 21 November.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230902158 |title=THANKS TO PUBLIC |newspaper=The Sun |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=19 November 1936 |accessdate=24 May 2025 |page=38 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article246971640 |title=Lady Murray Anderson's Departure |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=19 November 1936 |accessdate=24 May 2025 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> On 4 January 1937, Anderson was buried in the Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, in [[Fittleworth]], [[West Sussex]], in a ceremony attended by Admiral [[Edward Charlton (Royal Navy officer)|Sir Edward Charlton]], Rear-Admiral Edward Hilary Rymer, Vice-Admiral William Douglas Paton, Rear-Admiral Sir Arthur Bromley, Vice-Admiral [[Percy Noble (Royal Navy officer)|Sir Percy Noble]], and Vice-Admiral William Bowden-Smith.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135187668 |title=LATE GOVERNOR |newspaper=Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=6 January 1937 |accessdate=24 May 2025 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

Survived by his wife and with no children, Anderson left an estate valued at £9,654, which he gave to his wife
for life and on her death to relatives.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195283589 |title=ESTATE OF £9654. |newspaper=[[Tweed Daily]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=30 July 1937 |accessdate=24 May 2025 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> On the recommendation of the NSW Government, Lady Anderson was granted the rank of [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (DBE) and the [[King George VI Coronation Medal]] in the [[1937 Coronation Honours]] for public service in New South Wales.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lady Edith Muriel ANDERSON|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1067252|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-02|website=It's An Honour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127162002/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1067252 |archive-date=27 November 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236447366 |title=Awards Made Of Special Coronation Medals |newspaper=The Labor Daily |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=12 May 1937 |accessdate=24 May 2025 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>