BRAY, William Fennell
| Service Number: | 88 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Vic., 1888 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Prince of Wales State School Northcote |
| Occupation: | Railway Storeman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Northcote Presbyterian Cricket Club Roll of Honor, Northcote Uniting Church Memorial Window, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 88, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 88, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 88, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 88, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 88 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-03-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles and Caroline BRAY, Butler Street, Northcote, Vic.
William served for many years in the Victorian Militia
DIED ON SERVICE.
BRAY.- Officially reported killed in action at Bapaume, 20th March, 1917 (previously reported missing), No. 88, Corporal William Fennell Bray (Will), A Company, 23rd Battalion, A.I.F., dearly loved eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Bray, "Vermont," Butler street, Northcote, and loved brother of Albert (wounded), Lily (Mrs. B. J. Maxwell), Maude, Rupert, Eric, Thelma, and Vermont, after 1 year and 10 months' service, aged 29 years 10 months.
Egypt, Gallipoli, France.
Duty nobly done.
Statement, Red Cross File No 0510906L, 145 Pte J.A. HENRY, A Company, 23rd Bn (patient, 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, England), 13 November 1917: 'I saw Bray blown to pieces by a shell in front of Noreuil, nr. Bullecourt on March 20th. I know it was 3 days after we went through Bapaume on St. Patrick's day. It was in the open field and we were driven back, but in any case burial would have been impossible as the shell landed right on him.'
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