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Samuel Jesse GRAY

Regimental number1137
Place of birthIpswich, Suffolk, England
SchoolIpswich Council School, Suffolk, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDairy farmer
Addressc/o Mr F Eidler, East Gresford, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Gray, 717 Woodbridge Road, St Johns, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Previous military serviceServed in 6th Cyclist Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Enlistment date27 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name34th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 2 June 1917
Age at death22.5
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row N, Grave No. 3), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Anna GRAY, 'Sunnyside', Great Bealings, Suffolk, England. Native of Ipswich, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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