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GRAY, Victor Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6016 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, 13 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer's machinist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 August 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie V.B.14, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6016, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6016, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6016, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6016, 37th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6016, 37th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6016 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"GRAY.— Officially reported killed in action on the 12th August, Lance-Corporal Victor R. Gray, 20 years and 8 months of age, of 42 Regent-street, Fitzroy, son of the late Martha and Edward Gray, late of Launceston, brother of Albert Gray (killed in action), also brother of Richard, Tasman, Robert and William (also on active service).
Always happy and cheerful,
With a heart that knew no fear;
He stood to the face of the battle
For all he loved so dear. - Inserted by his loving sister, Gertie." - from the Melbourne Age 28 Aug 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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