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BRAY, John Frank Russell
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 409, N409073 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, 1 February 1881 |
| Home Town: | Tweed Heads, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4 September 1959, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 409, 9th Machine Gun Company | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 409, 9th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 409, 9th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 9th Machine Gun Company | |
| 19 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 409, 3rd Machine Gun Company, German Spring Offensive 1918, gassed | |
| 29 Dec 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 7 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 409, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, 2MD |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N409073, 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
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| 3 Oct 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N409073, 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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