Thomas GRAY

Regimental number44273
Date of birth7 July 1889
Place of birthFriockheim, Forfar, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMill hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 6"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, David Gray, Ferntree Dairy, Dunedin
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 December 1916
Place of enlistmentOhakune
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Elizabeth Gray, 49 Howe Street, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 14 April 1917; disembarked Wellington, 17 April 1917; re-embarked, 20 April 1917; disembarked Sydney, 28 April 1917; re-embarked, 9 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 9 October 1917, and posted to C Company.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 18 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917'.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 18
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16788387

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