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John Gilbert REAY

Regimental number4885
Place of birthWallsend, New South Wales
SchoolWallsend Public School, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressLake Road, Wallsend, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, . R T Reay, Lake Road, Wallsend, NSW.
Previous military serviceServed 1 year on HMAS "Melbourne".
Enlistment date1 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWounded Fleurbaix, Frnace.
FateDied of wounds 31 October 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialCabaret-Rouge British Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row C, Grave No. II), Souchez, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Harriet REAY, Wallsend, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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