GRAY, Victor John
| Service Number: | 6737 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kingston, Tasmania, Australia, 2 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Fern Tree, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Neika State School |
| Occupation: | Bushman/Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 10 April 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bapaume Australian Cemetery Grave A. 7. INSCRIPTION LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE LAST FOR EVER , Bapaume Australian Cemetery, Bapaume, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart All Saints Church Honour Roll, Hobart Roll of Honour, Sandfly Longley Ward Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6737, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6737, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Palermo embarkation_ship_number: A56 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6737, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Palermo, Melbourne | |
| 10 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6737, 12th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Trinity College
Victor John Gray was born on the 2nd of January 1893 in Kingston, Tasmania. His hometown is Fern Tree, Tasmania. He lived with his parents named John and Louisa Gray and his younger brother named Charles Gray who also enlisted as a serviceman in the war at the same time as his older brother. (Service number of Charles Gray is 6741). His schooling before heading off to war was at the Neika State School in Tasmania. Before Gray enlisted in the war, his occupation was either known as a bushman or a farmer. He had an adventurous spirit as he loved riding his motorcycle on Huon Road and he also travelled to New Zealand.
Victor John Gray enlisted to fight in World War 1 on the 5th of July 1916 in Claremont, Tasmania alongside his younger brother for the 22nd reinforcements for the 12th infantry Battalion and was shipped on the HMAT Palermo A56 out of Melbourne.
He served in the 12th Infantry Battalion 13 to 23 Reinforcements (January to December 1916).
Gray was wounded during the preparations for the attack on the Hindenburg Line at Bullecourt, which then resulted in a compound fracture to the skull from gun-shot wounds and he died on the 10th of April 1917 at the age of 24. Five days after the death of Victor John Gray his brother Charles Gray was then killed at Lagnicourt.
Victor John Gray is now buried in Bapaume Australian Cemetery, Bapaume, Picardie, France.
An extensive report about Victor's service can be viewed by clicking on the link to the Tasmanian Dept. of Premier and Cabinet on the bottom left-hand side of this screen.
Biography contributed by Danielle Gray
"...6737 Private (Pte) Victor John Gray of Fern Tree, Tas. A bushman before enlisting in July 1916, Pte Gray formed part of the 22nd Reinforcements of the 12th Battalion along with his younger brother 6741 Pte Charles Gray. Victor Gray was mortally wounded during the preparations for the attack of the Hindenberg Line at Bullecourt and died on 10 April 1917, age 24. Charles Gray was killed five days later at Lagnicourt." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Son of John and Louisa Gray, of Fern Tree, Tasmania.
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