| Regimental number | 62276 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Plumber |
| Address | Leamington, Cambridge |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 125 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Elsie Dray, Goldsmith Street, Leamington, Cambridge |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Hamilton, Waikato |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Conscript |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 33rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 99 Athenic on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | D Company, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Vaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 3), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Fredrick and Letitia Dray, Auckland; Wife: Elsie Dray, Leamington, Cambridge |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Marched in and posted to C Company, 30th Reinforcements with rank of private, Trentham Camp, Upper Hutt, 26 July 1917. Transferred to C Company, 31st Reinforcements, 18 August 1917. Transferred to Featherston Camp Details, Featherston Camp, Wairarapa, 24 October 1917. Proceeded overseas from Wellington with 33rd Reinforcements on board HMNZT 'Athenic', 31 December 1917. Disembarked Glasgow, Scotland, 25 February 1918; marched into No 4 Camp and taken on strength, Composite (Canterbury & Otago) Reserve Battalion, Larkhill, Wiltshire, 26 February 1918. Marched out to New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reserve Depot, Brocton, Staffordshire, 28 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 April 1918. Disembarked and marched in to New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, France, 30 April 1918. Taken on strength 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, and posted to D Company, in the field, 3 May 1918. Admitted to No 3 New Zealand Field Ambulance, in the field, 2 July 1918 (sick); discharged from No 3 New Zealand Field Ambulance and rejoined unit, in the field, 8 July 1918. Reported by Battalion headquarters on 31 August 1918 to have gone missing in action on 26 August 1918; previously reported missing, now reported on 7 September 1918 by Reverend J H Smith (attached to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade), to have been killed in action and buried near Bapaume on 26 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 76, p. 10 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |