Date of birth | 22 November 1895 |
Date of death | 01 April 1918 |
Mothers name | Clara Bailey Makin (née Bailey married Robert Makin 1906 NZ) |
Spouses name | Unmarried |
Fathers name | William F Gray |
Parents date of marriage | 1896 |
Parents place of marriage | NSW, Australia |
Siblings | Winifred F (b1899), other sisters, a brother, , |
Children | , , , , |
Cause of death | Killed in action |
Buried where | Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps. I.J.58 |
Places of relevance | , , , , |
Last known residence | Cambridge St, Levin (30 April 1915) |
Awards | Military Medal received 22 October 1916, 1914 15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Place of birth | Woollahra, NSW, Australia |
Occupation | Marine Engineer. |
Place of death | In the Field, France |
Date of arrival overseas | 29 August 1914 |
Theatres of war | Samoa 1914, Egyptian 1915, 1916, Egyptian EF 1916, Gallipoli 1915, Western Europe 1916, 1917, 1918 |
Place of embarkation | on HMT Monowai |
Surname | GRAY |
War memorial | Levin, Weraroa Peace Gates, Foxton, Foxton School |
Christian names | William Alexander |
Place of arrival overseas | Samoa |
Wars | WW1 |
Service number | 10/2429 |
Religion | C of E |
Date enlisted | 09 August 1914 |
Final rank | Sergeant |
Regiment or service | No 7 (Wellington West Coast) Coy 1st Bn Wellington Regiment NZEF |
Embarkation date | 12 August 1914 |
User reference | 2.154 |
Age on enlistment: 20 years 9 months.
Weight: 148lb.
Hair: Dark.
Eyes: Blue.
Height: 5''7".
Complexion: Fair.
Chest: 34"- 37".
Last NZ Employer: Cable & Coy, Kaiwarra, Wellington.
NOK: Mrs RG (Clare) Makin, Clay St, Thorndon or 78 Tasman St, Berhampore, Wellington.
Awarded Military Medal for acts of Gallantry in the field 22 October 1916. (London Gazette 9 December 1916)
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