Regimental number | 44273 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Friockheim, Forfar, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Mill hand |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, David Gray, Ferntree Dairy, Dunedin |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Ohakune |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne 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 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 18 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16788387 |
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