Harrison WRAY

Regimental number10/1120
Date of birth9 June 1883
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSoldier
AddressFeilding
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 10.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Wray, 24 Kingsmead Road, Tulse Hill Park, London SW, England
Previous military serviceNew Zealand Permanent Staff; College Cadets; London Rifle Brigade (discharged at own request)
Enlistment date29 August 1914
Rank on embarkationSergeant Major
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankStaff Sergeant Major
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 14 July 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Guildford Castle', 11 May 1915 (bullet wound, right arm and left leg); transferred to No.15 General Hospital, Alexandria, 16 May 1915; to Egyptain Army Hospital, Cairo, date not stated; attached to NZ Advance Base, Mustapha, 8 September 1915; to Convalescent Depot, 20 September 1915; to No.2 Southern General Hospital, Bristol, 15 October 1915; marched into NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 11 January 1916.

Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant, NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 22 February 1916.

To No.2 NZ General Hospital, Walton on Thames, 30 May 1916.

Attached to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 9 June 1916.

Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HMT 'Arawa', 14 July 1916; disembarked New Zealand, 4 September 1916; discharged (no longer physical fit for war service to wounds received in action), 30 September 1916.

Total war service: 2 years 55 days (of which 1 year 324 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22022430