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Frederick William WRAY

Date of birth29 September 1864
Place of birthTaradale, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClergyman
AddressRushworth, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation51
Next of kinMother, Mrs Wray, Rushworth, Victoria
Enlistment date1 December 1914
Rank on enlistment2nd Class
Unit nameChaplains' Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollChaplain
Unit from Nominal RollChaplains' Department
Promotions

Senior Chaplain


Unit: Chaplains' Corps
Promotion date: 1 September 1917

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 4th Supplement, No 29644 (11 July 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No 176 (30 November 1916.

FateReturned to Australia 22 August 1919
Medals

KBE


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 113
Date: 6 October 1919

Discharge date7 December 1919
Other details

War service: embarked from Australia, 22 December 1914; left England for return to Australia, 7 November 1915. Re-embarked, 29 January 1916. Posted to duty in Egypt, 24 February 1916; resumed duty with the 4th Infantry Brigade, Ismailia, 1 March 1916. Transferred to 4th Division Headquarters, attached to 13th Bn, Serapeum, 7 March 1916.

Attached to 4th Field Ambulance, France, 8 October 1916. Posted to AIF Headquarters, London, 22 December 1916. Appointed Staff Chaplain, Church of England, Administrative Headquarters, London, 1 February 1917. Proceeded overseas to France for one month's duty, 4 December 1917. Proceeded overseas to France for 2 weeks' duty, 20 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France for 1 week's duty, 21 May 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 December 1918. To proceed overseas to France for the purpose of visiting A and B Divisional Groups, 7 May 1919.
Date of death18 November 1943
Age at death79

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