Regimental number | 4719 |
Place of birth | Payneham, South Australia |
School | Rose Park Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Blacksmith's striker |
Address | Narcombe Street, Maylands, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Rosa Gray, corner Regent and Chambers Streets, Kensington, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in Cadets and Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal For conspicuous bravery in action carrying messages at Malt Trench near Warlencourt. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Noreuil, France |
Age at death | 19.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | H.A.C. Cemetery (Plot VII, Row G, Grave No. I), Ecoust-St.Mein, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Rosa GRAY, Nottingham Terrace, Glandore, South Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 140 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |