Rawlinson noted in his diary that Murray became “a cipher at GHQ” (28 Nov 1914), was disliked by his subordinates (4 December) and that Sir John French often ignored his staff “chiefly because Murray is incapable of managing them and getting any good work out of them” (6 Dec 1914).
Rawlinson skrev i sin dagbog, at Murray blev “en kodemeddelelse i hovedkvarteret” (28. november 1914), hans underordnede kunne ikke lide ham (4. december) og at Sir John French ofte ignorerede hans stab “mest fordi Murray ikke kan lede dem og få noget ordentligt arbejde ud af dem” (6. december 1914).