Wilfred GRAY

Regimental number10/1498
Date of birth11 October 1890
Place of birthOamaru
True NameGRAY, Wilfred Mayfield
ReligionWesleyan
OccupationWheelwright
AddressArcade, Feilding
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 5"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinFather, J H Gray, Bulls
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitRuahine Company, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 20), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs Joseph Henry Gray, Poole Street, Fielding
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Killed in action, 8 August 1915.'

War service: 233 days (of which 176 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16788398

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