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GREAY, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 438 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1915, An original of C Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maurmline, Western Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beverley District Honour Roll WW1, Beverley St Mary's Anglican Church Lynchgate, Beverley War Memorial, Pingelly Memorial Arbour Walk, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), West Leederville St Barnabas Anglican Church Honour WW1 Board, West Leederville State School Honour Board, West Leederville War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 438, 28th Infantry Battalion, An original of C Company | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 438, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 438, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Involvement 438, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 438 awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-29 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His younger brother 961 Pte. Samson Greay also enlisted in the 28th Battalion They both served at Gallipoli from September 1915 and the 28th Battalion’s first action in France was at Pozieres during July and August 1916. Both brothers were reported missing in the battle on 29 July 1916. Herbert and Sansom died at the same battle and on the same day.
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