| Regimental number | 13905 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Grandmother, Mrs Ellen Bunton, Waimahaka, Southland |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the 7th Highland Light Infantry Regiment, Territorial Force; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Mr W. Gray, 524 Battie Street East, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Other details |
Originally enlisted as 2/881, 20 October 1914; commenced return to New Zealand from Egypt on board HT 'Ceramic', 4 May 1915 (venereal disease); discharged (medically unfit), 17 June 1915. Embarked Wellington on board HT 'Maunganui', 26 June 1916; found guilty, at sea, 1 August 1916: forvfeited 1 day's pay under Royal Warrant, and fined 4/-; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 23 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 September 1916; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 12 October 1916. Transferred to Headquarters Lewis Gun Section, 21 October 1916. Attached to II Anzac Reinforcements Camp, 4 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 19 June 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 12 November 1917, concluded: 'Reasonable to suppose Killed in Action, 12 October 1917'. Burial Officer, II Anzac Burial Corps, reported, 19 November 1917, buried in the region of Passchendaele-Belle Vue Ridge; grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | See 2/881 William Alexander GRAY for first period of service. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 14 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16788410 |