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BRAY, Percival Beaumont
| Service Number: | 1009 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Felixstowe, South Australia, 19 November 1873 |
| Home Town: | Payneham, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Oakbank School |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Springbank, South Australia, 21 September 1948, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 18, Site No: 18 |
| Memorials: | Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Payneham District Council Roll of Honor, Payneham Road Uniting (Methodist) Church Honor Roll, St Peters Heroes of the Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1009, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1009, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1009, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private |
Percival Beaumont Bray
Name: Percival Beaumont Bray
Service Number: 331 1009
Place of Birth: Payneham
Date of Birth: 19 November 1875
Place of Enlistment: Morphettville
Date of Enlistment: 14 September 1914
Age at Enlistment: 38 years 10 months
Next of Kin: Mother, M.A. Bray
Occupation: Gardener
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Percival joined the 16th Battalion and fought at Gallipoli where on 2 May 1915 he was wounded sustaining a compound fracture of the left upper arm. He was sent to hospital in Manchester, England and then returned to Australia on H.S.Runic on 7 November 1915 and was discharged at his own request due to being medically unfit on 7 July 1916. Percival received the Victory Medal, British War Medal and the 1914/15 Star between September 1920 and April 1922. He died on 21 September 1948.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins
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