GRAY, Alfred Edgar
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 September 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Kyabram, Victoria, Australia, 19 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Dowling Forest State School Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Pneumonia and Influenza, Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire, England, 28 October 1918, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fovant (St. George) Churchyard, Wiltshire - South West, England Plot I, Row B, Grave 3 |
| Memorials: | Miners Rest War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements | |
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| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 28 Oct 1918: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 3rd Australian Reinforcements awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-10-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 28th October…… Alfred Edgar Gray was born at Kyabram, Victoria in 1889.
The 19th (Yarrowee) Australian Light Horse Regiment, 1913 listed Second Lieutenant A. E. Gray of “A” Squadron, Ballarat-Clunes-Creswick-Learmonth, dated 27th March, 1911.
The 1914 & 1915 Australian Electoral Rolls for the division of Wimmera, Mildura, Victoria listed Alfred Edgar Gray, Drill Instructor, of Langtree Avenue, Mildura.
Alfred Edgar Gray married Esme Gladys De Garis in 1915 in Victoria.
Staff Sergeant Major Alfred Edgar Gray applied for a Commission in the Australian Imperial Force on 21st January, 1916 & 18th July, 1917. He was appointed Second Lieutenant on 24th September, 1917.
According to details on his Attestation Papers - Second Lieutenant Alfred Edgar Gray had served 7 years with 19th Australian Light Horse Regiment with rank of Lieutenant & 5 years as Instructional Staff – present rank S.S.M. (Staff Sergeant Major).
Second Lieutenant Alfred Edgar Gray embarked from Sydney for active service on RMS Orontes on 5th June, 1918 & disembarked at Liverpool, England on 11th August, 1918.
He was posted to 9th Training Battalion in England on 12th August, 1918.
On 23rd October, 1918, Second Lieutenant Gray was admitted to Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire. He was later reported to be seriously ill.
Second Lieutenant Alfred Edgar Gray died at 7.50 am on 28th October, 1918 at Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire, England from Pneumonia, Influenza.
He was buried in St George’s Churchyard, Fovant, Wiltshire, England, where 43 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/a---g.html
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Matthew and Susan GRAY; husband of Esma GRAY, 2 Glenmack Avenue, St Kilda, Victoria
DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND OF ESME LOVING FATHER OF KEITH
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